The data indicate that the individual was from a population directly ancestral to present South American and Central American Native American populations, and closely related to present North American Native American populations. The implication is that there was an early divergence between North American and Central American plus South American populations. Hypotheses which posit that invasions subsequent to the Clovis culture overwhelmed or assimilated previous migrants into the Americas were ruled out. COUNT 4
QSN1 What does the data indicate about the population the individual was from? ANS1 directly ancestral QSN2 What populations is the individual closely related to? ANS2 present North American Native American QSN3 What type of divergence is implicated to have occurred between North American and South American populations? ANS3 early QSN4 Theories that there were invasions which overwhelmed or assimilated previous migrants into the Americas have been what? ANS4 ruled out