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belval
on Oct 20, 2021
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Evidence for European presence in the Americas in ...
I wonder if they could check the DNA of the natives that were originally from that area for any "old" Europeans markers or if there was too much mixing from the colonization for such a thing to work.
mig39
on Oct 20, 2021
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Unfortunately, the aboriginal population of Newfoundland didn't survive contact with subsequent European settlers:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beothuk
BurningFrog
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You can still get DNA from their bones.
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