Ancient DNA from Guam and the Peopling of the Pacific
I. Pugach, A. Hubner, H.-C. Hung, M. Meyer, M. T. Carson, M. Stoneking
This study analyzes ancient DNA from Guam to determine the origins of the first colonizers of the Mariana Islands and their relationship to Polynesians, finding Philippine ancestry and a link to early Lapita individuals.
bioRxiv · Oct 14, 2020Evolutionary Biology