Stone Age Mystery: Ancient Tomb Reveals a Society Wiped Out by Disease and Crisis

Stone Age mystery: Ancient tomb reveals a society wiped out by disease and crisis

Ancient DNA from a French tomb reveals a vanished Stone Age society, linking disease, crisis, and population replacement across Europe.

Ancient DNA reveals a lost population near Paris replaced by strangers

Source:University of CopenhagenSummary:Ancient DNA from a tomb near Paris reveals a shocking prehistoric reset: one population vanished and was replaced by newcomers from the south. The two groups show no genetic connection, signaling a major upheaval around 3000 BC. Disease, including early plague, likely played a role, but wasn’t the only cause. The change also reshaped society, ending tightly knit family burials and coinciding with the disapp…