Echoes from the Maya Mountains
A lone ancient genome from Mayahak Cab Pek illuminates Archaic Belize
Ancient and historical cultures
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Explore the places, time periods, and published research behind ancient DNA samples and the cultures associated with them.
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Coastal Echoes: Belize 4,600 Years Ago
Archaeology and mtDNA from Mayahak Cab Pek and Saki Tzul illuminate early coastal lifeways
Belize, 4,900 Years Ago
Human remains from Mayahak Cab Pek and Saki Tzul illuminate early lowland lifeways and maternal diversity.
Mayahak Cab Pek: Belize, 5600 BP
A solitary Archaic burial from the Maya Mountains hints at deep Indigenous roots
Belize, 5,500 Years Ago
A lone genetic voice from Mayahak Cab Pek illuminates Late Archaic life in Belize
Rainforest Ancestors of Belize
A lone early-Holocene individual from Mayahak Cab Pek opens a window into Belize 7,000 years ago.
Belize 8,800 Years Ago
Early Holocene people of Mayahak Cab Pek, traced by bones and mitochondrial DNA
Dawn at Mayahak Cab Pek
A single ancient voice from Belize linking early Holocene life and mitochondrial DNA
Saki Tzul — Belize, 7,400 Years Ago
A mid‑Holocene whisper of lowland Belize revealed by stones and strands of DNA.
Akapana at Tiwanaku
Highland rites and DNA from the great mound on the Lake Titicaca altiplano
Iroco of the Titicaca Basin
A single-genome glimpse of a Middle Horizon life on the high Andes
Lukurmata: Echoes of Tiwanaku
A DNA-lit portrait of Lukurmata, a Tiwanaku-era settlement on the Bolivian altiplano