Population turnover in remote Oceania shortly after initial settlement

Ancient DNA from Vanuatu and Tonga dating to about 2,900–2,600 years ago (before present, BP) has revealed that the “First Remote Oceanians” associated with the Lapita archaeological culture were directly descended from the population that, beginning around 5000 BP, spread Austronesian languages fro...

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Main Authors: Lipson, M, Skoglund, P, Spriggs, M, Valentin, F, Bedford, S, Shing, R, Buckley, H, Phillip, I, Ward, G, Mallick, S, Rohland, N, Broomandkhoshbacht, N, Cheronet, O, Ferry, M, Harper, T, Michel, M, Oppenheimer, J, Sirak, K, Stewardson, K, Auckland, K, Hill, A, Maitland, K, Oppenheimer, S, Parks, T, Robson, K, Williams, T, Kennett, D, Mentzer, A, Pinhasi, R, Reich, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cell Press 2018