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Vestiges of an Ancient Border in the Contemporary Genetic Diversity of North-Eastern Europe.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Neuvonen Anu M, Putkonen Mikko, Översti Sanni, Sundell Tarja, Onkamo Päivi, Sajantila Antti, Palo Jukka U
Abstract excerpt
It has previously been demonstrated that the advance of the Neolithic Revolution from the Near East through Europe was decelerated in the northernmost confines of the continent, possibly as a result of space and resource competition with lingering Mesolithic populations. Finland was among the last domains to adopt a farming lifestyle, and is characterized by substructuring in the form of a distinct genetic border...
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