• MAIN PAGE
  • LATEST NEWS
    • Lost Cities
    • Archaeology's Greatest Finds
    • Underwater Discoveries
    • Greatest Inventions
    • Studies
    • Blog
  • PHILOSOPHY
  • HISTORY
  • RELIGIONS
    • Africa
    • Anatolia
    • Arabian Peninsula
    • Balkan Region
    • China - East Asia
    • Europe
    • Eurasian Steppe
    • Levant
    • Mesopotamia
    • Oceania - SE Asia
    • Pre-Columbian Civilizations of America
    • Iranian Plateau - Central Asia
    • Indus Valley - South Asia
    • Japan
    • The Archaeologist Editor Group
    • Scientific Studies
    • Aegean Prehistory
    • Historical Period
    • Byzantine Middle Ages
    • Predynastic Period
    • Dynastic Period
    • Greco-Roman Egypt
  • Rome
  • PALEONTOLOGY
  • About us
Menu

The Archaeologist

  • MAIN PAGE
  • LATEST NEWS
  • DISCOVERIES
    • Lost Cities
    • Archaeology's Greatest Finds
    • Underwater Discoveries
    • Greatest Inventions
    • Studies
    • Blog
  • PHILOSOPHY
  • HISTORY
  • RELIGIONS
  • World Civilizations
    • Africa
    • Anatolia
    • Arabian Peninsula
    • Balkan Region
    • China - East Asia
    • Europe
    • Eurasian Steppe
    • Levant
    • Mesopotamia
    • Oceania - SE Asia
    • Pre-Columbian Civilizations of America
    • Iranian Plateau - Central Asia
    • Indus Valley - South Asia
    • Japan
    • The Archaeologist Editor Group
    • Scientific Studies
  • GREECE
    • Aegean Prehistory
    • Historical Period
    • Byzantine Middle Ages
  • Egypt
    • Predynastic Period
    • Dynastic Period
    • Greco-Roman Egypt
  • Rome
  • PALEONTOLOGY
  • About us

Why do Amazonian people have some Australasian DNA?

February 7, 2024

Intriguingly, the peoples of South America appear to have intricate ties with populations in South Asia and Oceania. Could Population Y, a mysterious group that geneticists refer to, be the source of these connections?

Join us today as we delve into captivating research alongside esteemed geneticists Tábita Hünemeier and Marcos Araújo Castro e Silva. Together, we'll explore one of the foremost enigmas in archaeology and prehistory: the identity of Population Y.

This investigation unveils a compelling narrative that spans from the remote Indian islands to the towering mountains of Vietnam and even to the hidden depths of Brazilian caves. Prepare to be captivated by the intricate web of connections woven across continents and millennia."

← A Maximum Security Ancient Ruin Found Using Google EarthWhat are these enormous piles of Mammoth bones? →
Featured
image_2026-02-25_000055963.png
Feb 24, 2026
Ancient tooth proteins reveal the history of mass violence at an Iron Age burial site
Feb 24, 2026
Read More →
Feb 24, 2026
image_2026-02-24_233628731.png
Feb 24, 2026
Help Save Leicestershire’s Bronze Age Torc
Feb 24, 2026
Read More →
Feb 24, 2026
image_2026-02-24_233208443.png
Feb 24, 2026
Anthropological Analysis Reveals Mixed-Race Inhabitants of Heraclea Sintica
Feb 24, 2026
Read More →
Feb 24, 2026
image_2026-02-24_232404955.png
Feb 24, 2026
18th-century city and Byzantine necropolis uncovered in Egypt
Feb 24, 2026
Read More →
Feb 24, 2026
image_2026-02-24_231651251.png
Feb 24, 2026
Serbia Mass Grave Shock: 2,800-Year-Old Burial Reveals Targeted Killing of Women and Children
Feb 24, 2026
Read More →
Feb 24, 2026
image_2026-02-24_231408115.png
Feb 24, 2026
Derelict cafe just off the A11 set for demolition
Feb 24, 2026
Read More →
Feb 24, 2026
read more

Powered by The archaeologist