Settlement of the Aleutian Islands and its Genetic Sequelae

This chapter focuses on the last migration from Siberia into the Americas –the dispersal of the Aleuts and Eskimos. We will examine: 1) the molecular and archaeological evidence for the settlement of the Aleutian Islands; 2) the phylogenetic relationship of the Aleuts to the Yupikand Inupikspeaking...

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Main Author: Crawford, Michael H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Spanish
Published: Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas 2011
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Online Access:https://www.journals.unam.mx/index.php/eab/article/view/27242
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Summary:This chapter focuses on the last migration from Siberia into the Americas –the dispersal of the Aleuts and Eskimos. We will examine: 1) the molecular and archaeological evidence for the settlement of the Aleutian Islands; 2) the phylogenetic relationship of the Aleuts to the Yupikand Inupikspeaking Eskimos; 3) the distribution of genes along the archipelago (i.e. the genetic structure) resulting from the patterns of settlement of the islands throughout the Holocene. El trabajo se enfoca en la última migración de siberianos hacia el continente americano –la dispersición de aleutianos y esquimales. Se examinan: 1) los datos moleculares y arqueológicos de los asentamientos en las Islas Aleutianas; 2) la relación filogenética de los aleutianos y los esquimales hablantes de yupik e inupik; 3) la distribución a lo largo del archipiélago de genes (estructura genética) resultado de los patrones de asentamiento de las islas a lo largo del Holoceno.