Late Danubian mitochondrial genomes shed light into the Neolithisation of Central Europe in the 5^th millennium BC.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent aDNA studies are progressively focusing on various Neolithic and Hunter - Gatherer (HG) populations, providing arguments in favor of major migrations accompanying European Neolithisation. The major focus was so far on the Linear Pottery Culture (LBK), which introduced the Neolithic way of life in Central Europe in the second half of 6th millennium BC. It is widely agreed that people of this culture were genetically different from local HGs and no genetic exchange is seen between the two groups. From the other hand some degree of resurgence of HGs genetic component is seen in late Neolithic groups belonging to the complex of the Funnel Beaker Cultures (TRB). Less attention is brought to various middle Neolithic cultures belonging to Late Danubian sequence which chr

SUBMITTER: Chylenski M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5356262 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature