GeneticsbioRxivPreprint
Subsistence transition preceded population turnover in the eastern Colombian Andes
Kendra A. Sirak, Miguel Delgado, Angélica Triana…·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.
DOI 10.64898/2026.03.23.713713