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First Caribbean inhabitants wiped out by invaders from South America 1,000 years BEFORE Columbus

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The Caribbean Islands was one of the last places in the Americas to be inhabited by humans almost 6,000 years ago – but the inhabitants were almost wiped out by invaders, according to DNA evidence. After a massive genetic analysis of hundreds of individuals, researchers believe the region’s first inhabitants were wiped out by a … Read more

First Caribbean inhabitants wiped out by invaders from South America 1,000 years BEFORE Columbus

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A new report sheds light on early settlers of the Caribbean Islands, one of the last places in the Americas to be inhabited by humans. After a massive genetic analysis of hundreds of individuals, researchers believe the region’s first inhabitants were wiped out by a second wave of colonists arriving from South America more than … Read more

Hyksos people who usurped Ancient Egyptian pharaohs were NOT invaders

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Hyksos people who usurped Ancient Egyptian pharaohs were NOT invaders but immigrants from all over Asia who rose up against their rulers several generations after settling on the Nile Theory states Hyksos people invaded and took control of much of Egypt   But new analysis reveals Hyksos people lived in the Nile for centuries   It is … Read more

Spanish invaders in Mexico had to enlist indigenous smelters to make bullets and weapons

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Spanish conquistadors in Mexico had to ask indigenous smelters to make ammunition for them after running short of supplies, archeologists discover Researchers in Mexico studied copper slag samples at an old Spanish outpost The slag came from improvised smelting operations used to process copper The smelting operations were run by indigenous people to keep the … Read more