We show that the #genomics of sampled individuals from the #Blackfoot Confederacy belong to a previously undescribed ancient lineage that diverged from other genomic lineages in the #Americas in Late Pleistocene times," the scientists and their Native American colleagues wrote in an article published in the journal Science Advances. "Using multiple #complementary forms of knowledge, we provide a scenario for Blackfoot population history that fits with oral tradition and provides a plausible model for the evolutionary process of the peopling of the #Americas."


The #ancient group linked to the modern #Blackfoot genome apparently came into being approximately #18,000 years ago, during the glaciation stage of the last Ice Age. As the study #authors mentioned, this is the first time this particular genetic lineage has been detected in the DNA of any Native American people, giving the Blackfoot people a unique identity that separates them from other existing #Native American groups.

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