Episode 22 : Population Y (Hidden History)

SummaryA study published in Nature has uncovered a previously unknown wave of migration to the Americas thousands of years ago. Researchers discovered a genetic connection between indigenous people in the Amazon and Australasia, suggesting a distinct ancestral group, dubbed "Population Y," that contributed to the genetic makeup of some Amazonian populations. This discovery challenges the prevailing model of a single founding population for Native Americans and highlights the complexity and diversity of early human migrations in the Americas.