[Yollopoliuhqui]

This study is screaming for human genome information. I wouldn’t be surprised if similar, earlier Asian maritime cultures are found to have been the main source of North American populations instead of the so-called “Bearing Straight” land migration route, an hypothesis that creates more problems than it solves.

[tbw2]

There are already DNA studies of Polynesians. One of the suprises was that there was no genetic link to South America but there WERE matrilineal ties to Papua New Guniea. Those who were heading out from Asia into the Pacific picked up a few New Guinea wives on the way out, contibuting to about 5-10% of the maternal lineages there today.

[SuziQ]

There is already speculation that some early settlers of South America were actually Pacific Islanders.

I've always thought that South Sea Islanders had some Oriental ancestry. Hawaiians may not think they look Chinese, but they certainly do look Oriental.