The discovery of human remains from the Lauricocha cave in the Central Andean highlands
in the 1960's provided the first direct evidence for human presence in the high altitude …

Archaeological evidence shows that humans began living in the high altitude Andes
approximately 12,000 years ago. Andean highlanders are known to have developed the …

The timing of the entry of the first humans into the Americas has been a source of debate for
decades amongst archaeologists and geneticists. Here we briefly review the evidence for …

The peopling of the high altitude Andes marks an important episode in South American
population history, eventually leading to the formation of the most complex societies of the …

Objective The purpose of this study was to examine South American population structure
and prehistoric population displacements prior to the Spanish conquest, utilizing …

En este artículo presentamos un panorama de la teoría arqueológica desarrollada en el
Perú de las últimas dos décadas. Con ese objetivo, en primer lugar, se plantea el lugar y …

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences are becoming increasingly important in the study of
human population history. Here, we explore the differences in the amount of information of …

O território hoje conhecido como Seridó, localizado entre Rio Grande do Norte e Paraíba, é
uma das regiões de clima semi-árido com condições mais severas do país, com médias …

La caracterización genética de la población ancestral en el Perú es muy limitada, las pocas
investigaciones realizadas sólo explican sus orígenes. Una de las más renombrada del …

Successful adaptation to the high-elevation Andes would have required both cultural and
biological adaptations by early human populations. These past adaptations continue to …