For decades, scientists have collected genomic information from Indigenous peoples and
their ancestors with the goal of elucidating human migration events, understanding ancestral …

The introduction of pathogens originating from Eurasia into the Americas during early
European contact has been associated with high mortality rates among Indigenous peoples …

There are many unanswered questions about the population history of the Central and
South Central Andes, particularly regarding the impact of large-scale societies, such as the …

Machu Picchu originally functioned as a palace within the estate of the Inca emperor
Pachacuti between~ 1420 and 1532 CE. Before this study, little was known about the people …

The Caribbean was one of the last regions of the Americas to be settled by humans, but
where they came from and how and when they reached the islands remain unclear. We …

The recently enriched genomic history of Indigenous groups in the Americas is still meager
concerning continental Central America. Here, we report ten pre-Hispanic (plus two early …

Western South America was one of the worldwide cradles of civilization. The well-known
Inca Empire was the tip of the iceberg of an evolutionary process that started 11,000 to …

Similarly to other populations across the Americas, Argentinean populations trace back their
genetic ancestry into African, European and Native American ancestors, reflecting a …

In the 15th century,∼ 900,000 Native Americans, mostly Tupí speakers, lived on the
Brazilian coast. By the end of the 18th century, the coastal native populations were declared …

South America is home to one of the most culturally diverse present-day native populations.
However, the dispersion pattern, genetic substructure, and demographic complexity within …