A‐B‐O and Rh affinities between highland and lowland Quechua‐speaking Peruvian populations
- 1 September 1975
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in American Journal of Physical Anthropology
- Vol. 43 (2) , 285-289
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330430214
Abstract
According to the accounts of the Spanish chronicles and various historical analyses the Quechua‐speaking population inhabiting the Province of Lamas in the Eastern Tropical Lowlands of Peru are descendants of the Chanca Tribes that migrated from the highlands about 500 years ago. The results of the present study indicate that in terms of the A‐B‐O and Rh systems the lowland Quechua‐speaking population from the Province of Lamas and the highland Quechua population from the Province of Junin are more similar to each other than to other tropical tribes. Therefore, it is quite possible that the present lowland Quechua‐speaking population from the Province of Lamas may be descendants of Andean populations.Keywords
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