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Do Polynesians have a DNA for dating?

(Image credit: Ruben Ramos-Mendoza) About 800 years ago, long before dating apps existed, Polynesians from the South Pacific and Native Americans from what is now Colombia hooked up, creating a genetic signature that still exists in some Polynesians today, a new genetic study finds.

Are Polynesians related to Native Americans?

In the current study, the researchers identified that the Indigenous signal was similar to that of the Zenu, a Native American group that lives in Colombia. The team then used several statistical methods to figure out when in history the Polynesians had coupled with the Native Americans.

Did Native Americans travel to Polynesia to bring their children?

Its possible Native Americans traveled to Polynesia, or alternatively, Polynesians boated to the region that is now Colombia, and then returned to Polynesia, taking their Polynesian-Native American children (and maybe even a few Native Americans) with them, the researchers said.

When did the Polynesians marry the Native Americans?

The team then used several statistical methods to figure out when in history the Polynesians had coupled with the Native Americans. All of those dating methods gave the same date, which is the Middle Ages, around 1200, Ioannidis said. That was long before Europeans came onto the scene.

Where did Polynesians get their dating DNA?

About 800 years ago, long before dating apps existed, Polynesians from the South Pacific and Native Americans from what is now Colombia hooked up, creating a genetic signature that still exists in some Polynesians today, a new genetic study finds. Heres the kicker, though: Scientists arent sure where this coupling happened.

Do Polynesians have DNA of ancient Native Americans?

Some Polynesians Carry DNA of Ancient Native Americans, New Study Finds A new genetic study suggests that Polynesians made an epic voyage to South America 800 years ago. Children play in the ocean behind Ahu Tongariki on Easter Island. Josh Haner/The New York Times

What is the genetic profile of Polynesians?

The genetic profile of Polynesians can therefore best be described as consisting of 2 main components (Austronesian and Melanesian). In addition to that, as mentioned above, some Polynesians have DNA from a third, minor component (indigenous South American). This admixture dates back to roughly 900 years ago.

How did Rapa Nui people get their DNA?

Today, people on Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, and four other Polynesian islands carry small amounts of DNA inherited from people who lived in Colombia about 800 years ago. One explanation: Polynesians came to South America, and then took South Americans onto their boats to voyage back out to sea.

Did Polynesians and Native Americans meet 800 years ago?

A provocative new study argues Polynesians and Native Americans made contact some 800 years ago. That date would place their first meeting before the arrival of Europeans in the Americas and before the settlement of Easter Island (Rapa Nui), which has been suggested as the site of such an initial encounter.

Did Native Americans and Polynesians share DNA?

The genome-wide DNA study also revealed European ancestry among Polynesians, although this admixture (also known as when people from two genetically distinct groups have children together) happened several hundred years after the Native American and Polynesian admixtures.

Did Native Americans travel to Polynesia to bring their children?

Its possible Native Americans traveled to Polynesia, or alternatively, Polynesians boated to the region that is now Colombia, and then returned to Polynesia, taking their Polynesian-Native American children (and maybe even a few Native Americans) with them, the researchers said.

Where did the Polynesians come from?

Instead, the Polynesians in question were from islands hundreds of kilometres further away. The Pacific islands of Polynesia were some of the last places to be settled by humans. Beginning about 5000 years ago, people sailed east from South-East Asia into the Pacific, and found hundreds of islands including Samoa and the Marquesas.