Genetic evidence links Peru’s ancient Mochica culture to Japanese, Siberian and Taiwanese peoples

Long-term mitochondrial DNA analysis of remains recovered from well-preserved Moche sacrificial victims reveals close ties between the ancient culture and the populations of Ecuador, Colombia, Siberia, Taiwan and the Aino, an ethnic group indigenous to Japan’s Kuril Islands, and much of Sakhalin, El Comercio reported Thursday. Samples taken from sacrifical victims and other mummies — [...]