Gene study reveals unknown human migration into South America
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- Category: Asia
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-29 03:00 UTC
- Sources: South China Morning Post
A massive genomic study has uncovered evidence of a previously unknown migration into South America that occurred as recently as 720AD. The new settlers carried genes remarkably similar to Indigenous populations in Australia and the Pacific Islands.
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