Archive · 1 Dec 2025
Ancient Argentine Civilization Discovered After 8,000 Years
Scientists have found a new ancient civilization in Argentina that lived there for about 8,000 years.
This group of people lived in isolation, which helped them keep their unique genetic identity.
Researchers studied old bones and teeth from 238 people in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, some as old as 10,000 years.
They compared this DNA with data from 588 other ancient individuals across the Americas.
This discovery shows that there was a major event in the history of the continent that people didn't know about before.
The study was published in a famous science journal called Nature.
An ancient civilization in central Argentina lived in isolation for 8,000 years, maintaining a unique genetic identity.
Scientists analyzed DNA from 238 ancient individuals, creating the largest ancient DNA dataset from the region.
The study compared this data with DNA from 588 other ancient individuals across the Americas.
The civilization emerged around 8,500 years ago and was previously unknown to researchers.
The discovery was published in the journal Nature, highlighting a major unexplored episode in the continent's history.
- Who
- Ancient civilization in central Argentina
- What
- Discovery of a previously unknown ancient civilization
- When
- Around 8,500 years ago
- Where
- Central Argentina
- Why
- Genetic distinctiveness and isolation
- Civilization Duration
- 8,000 years
- Location
- Central Argentina
- Discovery Method
- DNA analysis of ancient bones and teeth
- Study Journal
- Nature
- Lead Author
- Javier Maravall López
- Senior Author
- David Reich
- Number of Ancient Individuals Studied
- 238
- Number of Ancient Individuals Compared
- 588