Friday, February 10, 2017

Ancient DNA Sheds New Light on Arctic's Earliest People

Ancient DNA Sheds New Light on Arctic's Earliest People

Inuit hunters in the Canadian Arctic have long told stories about a mysterious ancient people known as the Tunit, who once inhabited the far north. Tunit men, they recalled, possessed powerful magic and were strong enough to crush the neck of a walrus and singlehandedly haul the massive carcass home over the ice.  Yet the stories described the Tunit as a reticent people who kept to themselves, avoiding contact with their neighbors.

http://dailydigestnews.com/2014/08/inuit-myths-confirmed-nervous-giants-were-first-settlers-of-arctic-say-scientists/

http://dailydigestnews.com/2014/08/study-ancient-arctic-dwellers-were-not-really-into-sex/

http://www.digitaljournal.com/science/ancient-dna-shows-inuit-were-not-the-first-to-settle-the-arctic/article/400257

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/29/science/study-offers-clues-to-arctic-mystery-paleo-eskimos-abrupt-extinction.html




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