Two children’s teeth made sure that we would eventually know it.

The Living Science — What Comes Next

The 2019 study opened more questions than it answered, as the best science always does.

The identification of the Ancient North Siberians immediately raises follow-up questions that the available evidence cannot yet answer.

How far did the ANS population extend?

Were there ANS communities across a broad swath of northeastern Siberia, or was the Yana community unusually far north for this lineage?

Are there archaeological sites of similar age elsewhere in the region that might yield additional ancient genomes that could help characterize the genetic diversity within the ANS population?