Medieval History
One of the most debated developments in human history is the transition from hunter-gatherer to agricultural societies. This week?s edition of Science presents the genetic findings of a Swedish-Danish research team, which show that agriculture spread to Northern Europe via migration from Southern Europe.
?We have been able to show that the genetic variation of today?s Europeans was strongly affected by immigrant Stone Age farmers, though a number of hunter-gatherer genes remain,? says Assistant Professor Anders Götherström of the Evolutionary Biology Centre, who, along with Assistant Professor Mattias Jakobsson, co-led the study, a collaboration with Stockholm University and the University of Copenhagen.
?What is interesting and surprising is that Stone Age farmers and hunter-gatherers from the same time had entirely different genetic backgrounds and lived side by side for more than a thousand years, to finally interbreed,? Mattias Jakobsson says.
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Medieval History
Study examines rise of agriculture in Stone Age Northern Europe
One of the most debated developments in human history is the transition from hunter-gatherer to agricultural societies. This week?s edition of Science presents the genetic findings of a Swedish-Danish research team, which show that agriculture spread to Northern Europe via migration from Southern Europe.
?We have been able to show that the genetic variation of today?s Europeans was strongly affected by immigrant Stone Age farmers, though a number of hunter-gatherer genes remain,? says Assistant Professor Anders Götherström of the Evolutionary Biology Centre, who, along with Assistant Professor Mattias Jakobsson, co-led the study, a collaboration with Stockholm University and the University of Copenhagen.
?What is interesting and surprising is that Stone Age farmers and hunter-gatherers from the same time had entirely different genetic backgrounds and lived side by side for more than a thousand years, to finally interbreed,? Mattias Jakobsson says.
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A group of researchers led by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) has discovered the first scientific evidence of genetic blending between Europeans and Asians in the remains of ancient Scythian warriors living over 2,000 years ago in the Altai...
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