Analysis of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation has permitted the reconstruction of the
ancient migrations of women. This has provided evidence that our species arose in Africa …

▪ Abstract A number of important insights into the peopling of the New World have been
gained through molecular genetic studies of Siberian and Native American populations …

The southwestern and Central Asian corridor has played a pivotal role in the history of
humankind, witnessing numerous waves of migration of different peoples at different times …

The Eskimo-Aleut language phylum is distributed from coastal Siberia across Alaska and
Canada to Greenland and is well distinguished from the neighboring Na Dene languages …

Latinos are the largest minority population in the United States. Although usually classified
as a single ethnic group by researchers, Latinos are heterogeneous from cultural …

The out-of-Africa scenario 1 has hitherto provided little evidence for the precise route by
which modern humans left Africa. Two major routes of dispersal have been hypothesized …

It is well accepted that the Americas were the last continents reached by modern humans,
most likely through Beringia. However, the precise time and mode of the colonization of the …

We determine the phylogenetic backbone of the East Asian mtDNA tree by using published
complete mtDNA sequences and assessing both coding and control region variation in 69 …

To elucidate the human colonization process of northern Asia and human dispersals to the
Americas, a diverse subset of 71 mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) lineages was chosen for …

DNA was extracted from the skeletal remains of 62 specimens excavated from the Egyin Gol
necropolis, in northern Mongolia. This burial site is linked to the Xiongnu period and was …