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Willerslev and Meltzer (2021), Peopling of the Americas as Inferred from Ancient Genomics

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Bering Land Bridge

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Peer-reviewed synthesis of ancestry and dispersal models

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During lowered Pleistocene sea levels, Beringia formed an exposed and ecologically connected region between northeast Asia and northwestern North America and is central to models of Indigenous American ancestry.

Beringia existed during low sea levels and was an important ecological and ancestry region linking northeast Asia and North America.

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Researchers continue to test when founding populations entered Beringia, whether they remained isolated there, and when different lineages expanded into the Americas.

Researchers continue to test when founding populations entered Beringia, whether and how long they were isolated there, and when different lineages expanded.

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The importance of inland, coastal, and mixed dispersal routes—and whether the peopling process involved one major migration or multiple movements—remains unresolved.

The timing and relative importance of Pacific coastal movement, the interior ice-free corridor, and possible multiple dispersal episodes remain unresolved.

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Ancient-genomic and paleoecological evidence strongly supports Beringian-connected source populations in the peopling of the Americas, while the exact timing, route south, and number of dispersals remain debated.

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Bering Land Bridge

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Bering Land Bridge

During lowered Pleistocene sea levels, Beringia formed an exposed and ecologically connected region between northeast Asia and northwestern North America and is central to models of Indigenous American ancestry.

Researchers continue to test when founding populations entered Beringia, whether they remained isolated there, and when different lineages expanded into the Americas.

The importance of inland, coastal, and mixed dispersal routes—and whether the peopling process involved one major migration or multiple movements—remains unresolved.

Ancient-genomic and paleoecological evidence strongly supports Beringian-connected source populations in the peopling of the Americas, while the exact timing, route south, and number of dispersals remain debated.

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