# Skeletal remains of 15 Rapanui individuals sampled for ancient genomes

> The genomes show no population bottleneck in the 1600s and Native American ancestry that entered before European contact.

Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/easter-island-moai/artifacts/ART0CTG3E8J714W/skeletal-remains-of-15-rapanui-individuals-sampled-for  
Publisher: Mysteries Department  
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**ART** 0CTG3E8J714W·Artifact · sample

# Skeletal remains of 15 Rapanui individuals sampled for ancient genomes

SampleCC BY 4.0Collected 1877 (11) and 1934–1935 (4); sequenced for the 2024 paper

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**Not kept here.** This copy isn't ours to show. [See it where it's published](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07881-4).

The genomes show no population bottleneck in the 1600s and Native American ancestry that entered before European contact.

Moreno-Mayar and colleagues, 1877. CC BY 4.0

## Copies 1

**Dataset** Moreno-Mayar and colleagues · doi.org · 2024 · CC BY 4.0Primary source: [Ancient Rapanui genomes reveal resilience and pre-European contact with the Americas](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CTG2TFR4AJ7/ancient-rapanui-genomes-reveal-resilience-and-pre-european)2 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07881-4)

## Where it was made

[Rapa Nui (Easter Island)](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CTG2W6E5XGH/rapa-nui-easter-island) · Island

## Sources 1

- [Ancient Rapanui genomes reveal resilience and pre-European contact with the Americas](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CTG2TFR4AJ7/ancient-rapanui-genomes-reveal-resilience-and-pre-european)_SRC_

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Skeletal remains of 15 Rapanui individuals sampled for ancient genomes [Artifact ART0CTG3E8J714W]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CTG3E8J714W
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**ART** 0CTG3E8J714W

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Sample

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Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris (Pinart 1877 and Métraux 1934–1935 collections)

Dated

collected 1877 (11) and 1934–1935 (4); sequenced for the 2024 paper

Licence

CC BY 4.0

Place

[Rapa Nui (Easter Island)](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CTG2W6E5XGH/rapa-nui-easter-island)

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[Easter Island moai](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/easter-island-moai)

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