Scientists Found 6,000-Year-Old Human Remains. No Other People Share Their DNA.
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It is thought that these people might somehow be related to speakers of Chibchan languages, which are spoken in the area where they once lived.
This young boy is related to modern Indigenous people from North, Central and South America.
Speakers of Chibchan languages share some genetic and cultural aspects with the mysterious people who cannot be traced directly to any population.
More ancient Panamanians were found to be related to modern Chibchan speakers than ancient Colombians.
However, Indigenous Chibchan speakers from Central America are the modern population genetically closest to ancient Colombians who lived after 2,000 years ago.
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