Oldest Ancestors of The First Americans Just Discovered
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For decades, one of the greatest mysteries in human history has been the origin of the first Americans. Where did they come from, when did they arrive, and how did they survive the harsh environments that separated Asia from the Americas during the Ice Age? A remarkable archaeological discovery in the remote Arctic region of Siberia is helping scientists answer these questions. At a site along the Yana River in northeastern Siberia, researchers uncovered evidence of a human settlement dating back more than 30,000 years—far earlier than scientists once believed people could survive in such extreme northern environments. Among the discoveries were two tiny milk teeth belonging to young children, preserved in the frozen permafrost for over thirty thousand years. These small remains allowed scientists to extract ancient DNA and reconstruct the genomes of a previously unknown population now known as the Ancient North Siberians. Genetic analysis revealed that these Ice Age people shared s
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