Native Americans and Polynesians

Native Americans and PolynesiansTop of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 1674, Segment 2

Aug 27, 2021 • 17m

How did the tiny islands in the Pacific Ocean become populated? DNA analysis might have an answer. Ancient people traveled back and forth across the Pacific Ocean—from Asia to the Polynesian Islands, to South America and back. Stanford University statistical researcher Alexander Ioannidis and University of California-San Diego anthropologist Keolu Fox discuss the latest research. (Originally aired August 4th, 2020)

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