via Kuam News, 07 June 2022: New DNA analysis of the CHamoru of Guam indicate a likely origin from Sulawesi in Indonesia.
There is now incontrovertible DNA evidence that confirms that CHamoru’s originally came from Southeast Asia. They were nomadic seafarers who first settled in Guam and the Marianas between 3,000 to 3,500 years ago. The landmark scientific findings were released today by a pair of Archaeologists involved in a painstaking study of Guam’s ancient past.
Dr. Rosalind Hunter-Anderson and Joanne Eakin said the results were derived from new advanced dna technology which tested skeletal samples from beach burial sites at Naton in Tumon, Haputo in northern Guam and Anaguan in Saipan. And the results were conclusive…
“These variants of the e-lineage formed 5,000 to 10,000 years ago in eastern Indonesia, likely in Sulawesi,” Hunter-Anderson said. “These variants are present in every individual from Guam and Saipan and are absent from ancient individuals from Polynesian sites whom derive from Melanesian sources. The Unai at Naton are the earliest known burials in the Marianas. The Unai and latte period DNA showed no direct prehistoric connections to the Philippines. Despite differences in appearance and customs the Unai people at Naton beach along with the latte people from Haputo and Anaguan shared the same maternally inherited lineages. Proof of genetic continuity across 2,500 years.”
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