The results added to a growing body of evidence showing that all modern Native Americans share ancestry with the Anzick child, and that the majority of all indigenous people in the Americas can trace their lineages back to a single migration that took place about 15,000 years ago. (discovermagazine.com)
The researchers also found that the ancient Beringian infant is equally related to both the northern and southern genetic subgroups of Native Americans, implying that both descend from a single migration. (sciencemag.org)
«The most likely scenario is that a single migration of people into the heartland of North America around 15,000 years ago gave rise to the Clovis and their descendants, which includes modern Native Americans,» says Mike Waters of Texas A&M University in College Station, a co-author with Willerslev on the latest study. (newscientist.com)