100 ancient genomes show repeated population turnovers in Neolithic Denmark.

ABSTRACT: Major migration events in Holocene Eurasia have been characterized genetically at broad regional scales^1-4. However, insights into the population dynamics in the contact zones are hampered by a lack of ancient genomic data sampled at high spatiotemporal resolution^5-7. Here, to address this, we analysed shotgun-sequenced genomes from 100 skeletons spanning 7,300 years of the Mesolithic period, Neolithic period and Early Bronze Age in Denmark and integrated these with proxies for diet (¹³C and ¹⁵N content), mobility (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratio) and vegetation cover (pollen). We observe that Danish Mesolithic individuals of the Maglemose, Kongemose and Ertebølle cultures form a distinct genetic cluster related to other Western European hu

SUBMITTER: Allentoft ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10781617 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature