11,500-year-old baby girl revealed human origins in North America
According to scientists, from her DNA she could see that her ancestors almost certainly came to Alaska from 8,500 years ago, passing through the mainland connecting Bering - each linking Asia and North America.
What remains of an infant girl unearthed in Alaska shows that she belongs to an unknown group of ancient people.
According to a new study published on January 3 in the journal Nature, she was only 6 weeks old when she died. She is part of a minority group that has a different genetic structure than most native speakers in North America.
The skeleton of Sunrise Girl-Child is said to date to about 11,500 years. The name is named after Upward Sun River archaeological site , where she was discovered in 2013.
Illustrate the lives of Native Americans in the Upward Sun River region in central Alaska.The 11,500-year-old skeleton of newborn girls is found in this area.
According to scientists, from her DNA she could see that her ancestors almost certainly came to Alaska from 8,500 years ago , passing through the mainland connecting Bering - each linking Asia and North America. Now this place has turned into Bering Strait.
'This is the oldest remains of humans found in Alaska, but it is particularly interesting that it belongs to the people we have never known before , ' said University Professor Eske Willerslev. Study Copenhagen, co-author of the study said.
'So you can say that the girl is from the most or the most original group . and this means she will tell us about the ancestors of all Native Americans , ' Willerslev told. BBC news agency.
He also shared, discoveries about what's left in northeastern Siberia and Alaska will provide more information for scientists.
The group of archaeologists participated in the project of excavating the remains of newborn girls in Alaska.
Ben Potter, Professor of Anthropology at Fairbanks University, Alaska, said the new study opens a door to population research, and its interaction with the ancestors of American natives today. .
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