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I wonder if they could check the DNA of the natives that were originally from that area for any "old" Europeans markers or if there was too much mixing from the
by belval 5y ago
I wonder if they could check the DNA of the natives that were originally from that area for any "old" Europeans markers or if there was too much mixing from the colonization for such a thing to work.
- mig39 5y agoUnfortunately, the aboriginal population of Newfoundland didn't survive contact with subsequent European settlers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beothuk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beothuk
- BurningFrog 5y agoYou can still get DNA from their bones.