They Revealed A New Ancient Human
This previously undiscovered DNA, identified as USR1, dates back at least 20,000 years and possibly up to 34,000 years. According to Eske Willerslev, a professor at the University of Copenhagen and co-author of the study, they are the oldest known Native Americans. “It changes our understanding of the timing of events that formed the genetics of Native Americans,” Willerslev told CNN Health.
They Revealed A New Ancient Human
They may be Beringians from ancient times
Sunrise Girl’s DNA supports the Beringian standstill concept. Scientists believe she could be an Ancient Beringian, something specialists have only speculated about previously. “We think the explanation for this pattern, the one that requires the least movement, was that Native Americans were somewhere in Beringia 20,000 years ago,” noted Victor Moreno Mayar, another research author.
They may be Beringians from ancient times.
