Tag: Stone Age
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Genetic continuity, isolation, and gene flow in Stone Age Central and Eastern Europe
A new paper by Tiina Mattila and others (2023) is published in Nature, Communications Biology Abstract The genomic landscape of Stone Age Europe was shaped by multiple migratory waves and population replacements, but different regions do not all show similar patterns. To refine our understanding of the population dynamics before and after the dawn of…
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Megalithic tombs in western and northern Neolithic Europe were linked to a kindred society
A new phenomenon of constructing distinctive funerary monuments, collectively known as megalithic tombs, emerged around 4500 BCE along the Atlantic façade. The megalithic phenomenon has attracted interest and speculation since medieval times. In particular, the origin, dispersal dynamics, and the role of these constructions within the societies that built them have been debated. We generate…