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Genetic origins of the Minoans and Mycenaeans.
Nature - 10 Aug 2017
Lazaridis Iosif, Mittnik Alissa, Patterson Nick, Mallick Swapan, Rohland Nadin, Pfrengle Saskia, Furtwängler Anja, Peltzer Alexander, Posth Cosimo, Vasilakis Andonis, McGeorge P J P, Konsolaki-Yannopoulou Eleni, Korres George, Martlew Holley, Michalodimitrakis Manolis, Özsait Mehmet, Özsait Nesrin, Papathanasiou Anastasia, Richards Michael, Roodenberg Songül Alpaslan, Tzedakis Yannis, Arnott Robert, Fernandes Daniel M, Hughey Jeffery R, Lotakis Dimitra M, Navas Patrick A, Maniatis Yannis, Stamatoyannopoulos John A, Stewardson Kristin, Stockhammer Philipp, Pinhasi Ron, Reich David, Krause Johannes, Stamatoyannopoulos George
Abstract excerpt
The origins of the Bronze Age Minoan and Mycenaean cultures have puzzled archaeologists for more than a century. We have assembled genome-wide data from 19 ancient individuals, including Minoans from Crete, Mycenaeans from mainland Greece, and their eastern neighbours from southwestern Anatolia. Here we show that Minoans and Mycenaeans were genetically similar, having at least three-quarters of their ancestry...
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