title: The late Pleistocene colonization of South America: an interdisciplinary perspective.
abstract: In this article, we briefly review scenarios for the first peopling of the New World, including the Clovis First/Single Origin, Tripartite, and Dual Migration models. We then discuss bioanthropological, molecular genetic, archaeological and biogeographic evidence for the peopling of the continent. To conclude, we draw on different lines of evidence to make inferences concerning the timing, direction, and type of early human dispersion in South America.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Alta Investigación, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica 1001236, Chile. frothham@med.uchile.cl
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rothhammer
authors.forename: Tom D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Dillehay
mesh_terms: D001106:Archaeology; D044383:Black People / Q000235:genetics*; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D006801:Humans; D008957:Models, Genetic; D010163:Paleontology; D011157:Population Dynamics; D013020:South America