DNA Of The Only Human Remains Ever Found In Beringia Puzzles Researchers
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For decades, Beringia was taught as a simple land bridge — a frozen corridor ancient humans crossed on their way into the Americas. But a remarkable discovery in central Alaska has transformed that idea forever. At the Upward Sun River site, archaeologists uncovered the only confirmed human remains ever found in eastern Beringia: the burials of two infants and the cremated remains of a young child, dating back more than 11,500 years. What followed was one of the most important genetic investigations in the study of human origins. By extracting ancient DNA from the infants, scientists revealed evidence of a previously unknown population — the Ancient Beringians — a group genetically distinct from all other Native Americans, yet closely tied to their origins. These findings complicate long-held theories about how, when, and where the first people of the Americas emerged. This study sheds new light on the Beringian Standstill Model, challenges the idea of Beringia as merely a migration
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