New insights into the Arawkan Diaspora: mtDNA control region analysis of two populations

Xavier,C.; Bodner,M.; Nagl,S.; Huber,G.; Silva,D.; Casas-Vargas,A.; Usaquén,W.; Gusmão,L.; Parson,W.

The colonization of South America remains an unveiled topic in what regards the number and the migration routes taken within the continent. Even though the scientific community agrees in the existence of two major routes (one following the Andean chain and another into the amazonian forest), there might have been other smaller routes that contributed to the actual dispersion of Native Americans.