<p>We are a movable species. In less than 50 thousand years, <em>Homo sapiens </em>has penetrated practically all corners of humanity. And the story started long before trains and airplanes. </p><p>This is an episode about thoese epic migrations, with a focus on the two furthest edges of the human migratory map: the Americas in the West and the Polynesian islands in the east. In the end, we discuss emerging evidence that those branches met each other -- work coming directly out of the work of my guest, <a href="http://www.morenolab.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Andrés Moreno-Estrada</a>.</p><p>Enjoy!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>DECODING OUR STORY</strong></p><p>This is episode 3 in the &quot;<a href="https://onhumans.substack.com/p/dna">⁠Decoding Our Story⁠</a>&quot; mini-series, recorded live at the Salk Institute&#39;s CARTA symposium on ancient DNA. The other episodes are:</p><p>&quot;The Neanderthal Mirror: Latest Findings About the Lines Between Us&quot; ~ David Gokhman </p><p>&quot;Beyond Race: A New Outlook on the Shape of Humanity&quot; ~ Diyendo Massilani</p><p><br></p><p><strong>FACT CHECKING</strong></p><p>No errors have been found as of now. If you find an error in this or other episodes, get in touch via the form below.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>LINKS</strong></p><p>Articles and essays: <a href="OnHumans.Substack.com">⁠⁠⁠OnHumans.Substack.com⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Support: <a href="Patreon.com/OnHumans">⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/OnHumans⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Contact Form: <a href="https://forms.gle/h5wcmefuwvD6asos8">⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/h5wcmefuwvD6asos8⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://carta.anthropogeny.org/events/ancient-dna-new-revelations">⁠⁠CARTA symposium⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="http://www.morenolab.org/">The Moreno lab⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>KEYWORDS</strong></p><p>Human population history | Human origins | Anthropogeny | Anthropology | Ancient Migration | Out of Africa | Homo sapiens | Ancient DNA | Comparative genetics | Austronesian expansion | Taiwan | Admixture | Archaeogenetics | Archaeology | Polynesia | Easter Islands | Rapa Nui | Hawai&#39;i | Aotearoa New Zealand | Tonga Fiji | Native American origins | Latino genetics | Latinx genetics | Hispanic genetics | Indegenous genetics | </p>

On Humans

Ilari Mäkelä

Restless Humanity: The Epic Migrations Into the Americas, Polynesia, and... Beyond? ~ Andrés Moreno-Estrada

DEC 5, 202525 MIN
On Humans

Restless Humanity: The Epic Migrations Into the Americas, Polynesia, and... Beyond? ~ Andrés Moreno-Estrada

DEC 5, 202525 MIN

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<p>We are a movable species. In less than 50 thousand years, <em>Homo sapiens </em>has penetrated practically all corners of humanity. And the story started long before trains and airplanes. </p><p>This is an episode about thoese epic migrations, with a focus on the two furthest edges of the human migratory map: the Americas in the West and the Polynesian islands in the east. In the end, we discuss emerging evidence that those branches met each other -- work coming directly out of the work of my guest, <a href="http://www.morenolab.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Andrés Moreno-Estrada</a>.</p><p>Enjoy!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>DECODING OUR STORY</strong></p><p>This is episode 3 in the &quot;<a href="https://onhumans.substack.com/p/dna">⁠Decoding Our Story⁠</a>&quot; mini-series, recorded live at the Salk Institute&#39;s CARTA symposium on ancient DNA. The other episodes are:</p><p>&quot;The Neanderthal Mirror: Latest Findings About the Lines Between Us&quot; ~ David Gokhman </p><p>&quot;Beyond Race: A New Outlook on the Shape of Humanity&quot; ~ Diyendo Massilani</p><p><br></p><p><strong>FACT CHECKING</strong></p><p>No errors have been found as of now. If you find an error in this or other episodes, get in touch via the form below.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>LINKS</strong></p><p>Articles and essays: <a href="OnHumans.Substack.com">⁠⁠⁠OnHumans.Substack.com⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Support: <a href="Patreon.com/OnHumans">⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/OnHumans⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Contact Form: <a href="https://forms.gle/h5wcmefuwvD6asos8">⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/h5wcmefuwvD6asos8⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://carta.anthropogeny.org/events/ancient-dna-new-revelations">⁠⁠CARTA symposium⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="http://www.morenolab.org/">The Moreno lab⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>KEYWORDS</strong></p><p>Human population history | Human origins | Anthropogeny | Anthropology | Ancient Migration | Out of Africa | Homo sapiens | Ancient DNA | Comparative genetics | Austronesian expansion | Taiwan | Admixture | Archaeogenetics | Archaeology | Polynesia | Easter Islands | Rapa Nui | Hawai&#39;i | Aotearoa New Zealand | Tonga Fiji | Native American origins | Latino genetics | Latinx genetics | Hispanic genetics | Indegenous genetics | </p>