Subsistence transition preceded population turnover in the eastern Colombian Andes
Kendra A. Sirak, Miguel Delgado, Angélica Triana, Sebastian Rivas, Pedro Argüello, Ana María Boada, Javier Sandoval, Germán Peña, Carl Henrik Langebaek, Juan Pablo Ospina, Sonia Archila, Saul Torres Orjuela, Martha Mejia Cano, Freddy Rodríguez, Alison R. Barton, , David Reich
The paper uses ancient DNA data from the eastern Colombian Andes to show that subsistence changes involving maize occurred without population replacement, followed by a major genetic turnover linked to the Herrera culture.
bioRxiv · Mar 25, 2026 · PreprintGenetics