Ancient DNA reveals five streams of migration into Micronesia and matrilocality in early Pacific seafarers
Liu, Y.-C.; Hunter-Anderson, R.; Cheronet, O.; Eakin, J.; Camacho, F.; Pietrusewsky, M.; Rohland, N.; Ioannidis, A.; Athens, J.S.; Douglas, M.T.; Ikehara-Quebral, R.M.; Bernardos, R.; Culleton, B.J.; Mah, M.; Adamski, N.; Broomandkhoshbacht, N.; Callan, K.; Lawson, A.M.; Mandl, K.; Michel, M.; Oppenheimer, J.; Stewardson, K.; Zalzala, F.; Kidd, K.; Kidd, J.; Schurr, T.G.; Auckland, K.; Hill, A.V.S.; Mentzer, A.J.; Quinto-Cortés, C.D.; Robson, K.; Kennett, D.J.; Patterson, N.; Bustamante, C.D.; Moreno-Estrada, A.; Spriggs, M.; Vilar, M.; Lipson, M.; Pinhasi, R.; Reich, D. (2022). Ancient DNA reveals five streams of migration into Micronesia and matrilocality in early Pacific seafarers. Science (Wash.) 377(6601): 72-79. https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.abm6536
In: Science (Washington). American Association for the Advancement of Science: New York, N.Y. ISSN 0036-8075; e-ISSN 1095-9203, more
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| Authors | | Top |
- Liu, Y.-C.
- Hunter-Anderson, R.
- Cheronet, O.
- Eakin, J.
- Camacho, F.
- Pietrusewsky, M.
- Rohland, N.
- Ioannidis, A.
- Athens, J.S.
- Douglas, M.T.
- Ikehara-Quebral, R.M.
- Bernardos, R.
- Culleton, B.J.
- Mah, M.
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- Adamski, N.
- Broomandkhoshbacht, N.
- Callan, K.
- Lawson, A.M.
- Mandl, K.
- Michel, M.
- Oppenheimer, J.
- Stewardson, K.
- Zalzala, F.
- Kidd, K.
- Kidd, J.
- Schurr, T.G.
- Auckland, K.
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- Hill, A.V.S.
- Mentzer, A.J.
- Quinto-Cortés, C.D.
- Robson, K.
- Kennett, D.J.
- Patterson, N.
- Bustamante, C.D.
- Moreno-Estrada, A.
- Spriggs, M.
- Vilar, M.
- Lipson, M.
- Pinhasi, R.
- Reich, D.
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| Abstract |
The movements of ancient humans can be difficult to ascertain from their current population genetic structure. Studying the peopling of the Micronesian islands, Liu et al. examined 164 ancient human remains from five different archaeological sites in remote Oceania from different prehistoric time frames, along with 112 present-day individuals from the same area. They combined these new data with the results of previous studies and also compared their results with linguistic studies. Their analysis revealed successive movements from island Southeast Asia that differ from those in the southwest Pacific. Furthermore, co-analysis of Micronesian and southwest Pacific ancient DNA indicates that the first people who colonized the Pacific islands had a population structure in which men moved to find their mates, whereas women rarely moved to join men. |
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