Ancient population discovery!

New evidence reveals a previously unknown population of ancient Native Americans. An NSF-funded team led by archaeologists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks analyzed Ancient-DNA from the cremated remains of one of two already discovered Ice Age infants. The infants were from the Upward Sun River site in the North American Arctic. They were closely related, likely first cousins. This ancient-DNA data provides an unprecedented window into the history of their people. The genetic testing suggests that the group which the team named “Ancient Beringians” remained in the Far North for thousands of years while the ancestors of other Native American peoples spread south through the rest of North America. This new information gives researchers a more accurate picture of Native American prehistory.