DNA links modern Picuris Pueblo tribe to ancient New Mexico site

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WASHINGTON :DNA obtained from the remains of people who inhabited Pueblo Bonito in New Mexico's Chaco Canyon a millennium ago is helping to link present-day members of a Pueblo tribe to this historic site known for its distinctive architecture and sacred meaning to Indigenous peoples.

Publication by other scientists in 2017 of the genetic data from ancient human remains at Pueblo Bonito generated controversy due to a lack of advance consultation with Indigenous communities.

The study did not look at modern DNA from other Pueblo communities, and the researchers said the findings do not challenge connections that other tribes may have to Chaco Canyon.

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