Hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been infecting humans for millennia and remains a global health
problem, but its past diversity and dispersal routes are largely unknown. We generated HBV …

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 …

Ancient DNA analysis has greatly contributed to understanding the population history of
several species. In the last 20 years, the field has undergone an important transformation …

The Ancient Central Andes presents a general overview of the prehistoric peoples and
cultures of the Central Andes, the region now encompassing most of Peru and significant …

Abstract Studies of Native South American genetic diversity have helped to shed light on the
peopling and differentiation of the continent, but available data are sparse for the major …

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 …

This article presents a comprehensive genetic study focused on pre-Hispanic individuals
who inhabited the Aburrá Valley in Antioquia, Colombia, between the tenth and seventeenth …

This study focuses on the descendants of the royal Inka family. The Inkas ruled
Tawantinsuyu, the largest pre-Columbian empire in South America, which extended from …

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 …

Is ethnic diversity good or bad for economic development? Most studies find corrosive
effects. I document that ethnic diversity need not spell poor development outcomes—a …