Scientists use ancient DNA to shed light on adaptation of early Europeans

Scientists use ancient DNA to shed light on adaptation of early Europeans

Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of researchers has revealed new insights into how ancient Europeans adapted to their environments over 7,000 years of European history.

Ancient DNA: Study shows 70–100% ancestry turnover in most of Europe from Anatolian farmers

Ancient DNA studies show that between 6500 and 4000 BCE, descendants of western Anatolian farmers mix with local hunter-gatherers across Europe, leading to 70–100% ancestry turnover in most regions - Anadolu Ajansı

Scientists Analyzed the Genomes of an Ancient Culture—and Rewrote the History of Europe

A study of ancient human DNA from a wetland region in Belgium, western Germany, and the Netherlands yielded surprising information about early British history.

DNA study uncovers continental origins of Britain’s bronze age population

The researchers analysed genetic material from remains found at excavations across Belgium and the Netherlands. Monika KnulWhen ancient DNA studies began to gain attention, little more than a decade ago, the view took hold among geneticists that everything we thought we knew about the peopling of Europe by modern humans was wrong. The story was simpler than anyone was expecting: Europe was settled in just three massive migrations from the east. …

Ancient DNA Reveals a Prehistoric Population Shock That Reshaped Europe

A vast prehistoric Europe once thought to have quietly shifted into farming has revealed a different story. A Nature study analysing 112 ancient individuals shows a long lasting forager population holding its ground in the wetlands of the Netherlands, Belgium and western Germany for nearly three thousand years after the farming revolution. These groups carried […] The post Ancient DNA Reveals a Prehistoric Population Shock That Reshaped Europe a…