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Ancient mitochondrial DNA from the northern fringe of the Neolithic farming expansion in Europe sheds light on the dispersion process.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 19 Jan 2015
Malmström Helena, Linderholm Anna, Skoglund Pontus, Storå Jan, Sjödin Per, Gilbert M Thomas P, Holmlund Gunilla, Willerslev Eske, Jakobsson Mattias, Lidén Kerstin, Götherström Anders
Abstract excerpt
The European Neolithization process started around 12 000 years ago in the Near East. The introduction of agriculture spread north and west throughout Europe and a key question has been if this was brought about by migrating individuals, by an exchange of ideas or a by a mixture of these. The earliest farming evidence in Scandinavia is found within the Funnel Beaker Culture complex (Trichterbecherkultur, TRB)...
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