The paper has nothing to do with polynesian or colonial era contacts. It's about the genetics of the people whose descendants would go on to populate the Americ

The paper has nothing to do with polynesian or colonial era contacts. It's about the genetics of the people whose descendants would go on to populate the Americas and what they say about the routes they took to get there (pacific coastal route or inland). I'm a bit surprised to see it here, this is a pretty niche subject.