Futureproof Extra: A Genetic History of the Americas
The peopling of the Americas has long been a hot topic.\nAfter all, there are no written records and scant archaeological evidence to tell us what happened or how it took place.\xa0\nThere have been many different models put forth to explain how the Americas were peopled but recent strides in the field of genetics are upending some long-held assumptions.\nJennifer Raff is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Kansas and author of \u2018Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas\u2019 - she joined Jonathan to discuss.\nListen and subscribe to\xa0Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea\xa0on\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0and\xa0Spotify.\n\xa0\xa0\nDownload, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\nYou can also listen to Newstalk live on\xa0newstalk.com\xa0or on Alexa, by\xa0adding the Newstalk skill\xa0and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.