An international research team has conducted the first in-depth, wide-scale study of the genomic history of ancient civilizations in the central Andes mountains and coast before European contact. The ...

The study included samples from the 15th-century Incan site of Machu Picchu. (Photo by) Lars Fehren-Schmitz, associate professor of anthropology, is a co-senior author on the paper, which he said is ...

"The Ancient Central Andes presents a general overview of the prehistoric peoples and cultures of the Central Andes, the region now encompassing most of Peru and significant parts of Ecuador, Bolivia, ...

A new study that explores ancient temperatures and rainfall patterns in the tropical Andes of South America has revealed how 16,000 years of climate history in this part of the world was driven by ...

Analysis yields first comprehensive genomic profile of ancient populations in central Andes Findings emerge from DNA of 89 individuals who lived as long as 9,000 years ago, including some of the ...

Researchers highlight the roles of carbon dioxide and ocean currents as key drivers of temperature fluctuations in the tropical Andes over a 16,000 year period. A new study that explores ancient ...