Ancient DNA (aDNA) analyses have proven to be important tools in understanding human
population dispersals, settlement patterns, interactions between prehistoric populations, and …

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 …

A comprehensive review of uniparental systems in South Amerindians was undertaken.
Variability in the Y-chromosome haplogroups were assessed in 68 populations and 1,814 …

Abstract The Argentine Center‐West was the southernmost portion of the Andes where
domestication of plants and animals evolved. Populations located in the southern portion of …

Background A detailed genetic study of the pre-Columbian population inhabiting the
Tompullo 2 archaeological site (department Arequipa, Peru) was undertaken to resolve the …

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 …

Alternative models have been proposed to explain the formation and decline of the south
Peruvian Nasca culture, ranging from migration or invasion to autochthonous development …

This paper summarizes the current archaeological, physiographic, demographic, molecular,
and bioarchaeological understanding of the initial peopling and subsequent population …

Within the framework of the Research Project for the Development of New Scientific Methods
and Technologies in Archaeological Research, the settlement history of the Nasca–Palpa …

Ancient DNA recovered from 21 individuals excavated from burial sites in the Pampa
Grande (PG) region (Salta province) of North‐Western Argentina (NWA) was analyzed using …