The Anglo-Saxon migration and the formation of the early English gene pool.

ABSTRACT: The history of the British Isles and Ireland is characterized by multiple periods of major cultural change, including the influential transformation after the end of Roman rule, which precipitated shifts in language, settlement patterns and material culture¹. The extent to which migration from continental Europe mediated these transitions is a matter of long-standing debate^2-4. Here we study genome-wide ancient DNA from 460 medieval northwestern Europeans-including 278 individuals from England-alongside archaeological data, to infer contemporary population dynamics. We identify a substantial increase of continental northern European ancestry in early medieval England, which is closely related to the early medieval and present-day inhabitants of Germany and Denmark, im

SUBMITTER: Gretzinger J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9534755 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature