The spatiotemporal spread of human migrations during the European Holocene.

ABSTRACT: The European continent was subject to two major migrations of peoples during the Holocene: the northwestward movement of Anatolian farmer populations during the Neolithic and the westward movement of Yamnaya steppe peoples during the Bronze Age. These movements changed the genetic composition of the continent's inhabitants. The Holocene was also characterized by major changes in vegetation composition, which altered the environment occupied by the original hunter-gatherer populations. We aim to test to what extent vegetation change through time is associated with changes in population composition as a consequence of these migrations, or with changes in climate. Using ancient DNA in combination with geostatistical techniques, we produce detailed maps of ancient population movements, which a

SUBMITTER: Racimo F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7183159 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature