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Genes shed light on spread of agriculture in Stone Age Europe

One of the most debated developments in human history is the transition from hunter-gatherer to agricultural societies. Scientists have now shown that agriculture spread to Northern Europe via migration from Southern Europe.
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New study chronicles the rise of agriculture in Europe

Academics / General Science : Science Codex (last year)

This release is available in Danish and Swedish. An analysis of 5,000-year-old DNA taken from the Stone Age remains of four humans excavated in Sweden is helping researchers understand how agriculture spread throughout Europe long a... Read Post

Migrant farm workers

Academics / Archaeology : ArchaeoBlog (last year)

Mostly: Genetic study shed light on rise of agriculture in Stone Age Europe One of the most debated developments in human history is the transition from hunter?gatherer to agricultural societies. This week’s edition of Science prese... Read Post

Genes shed light on spread of agriculture in Stone Age Europe

Academics / General Science : Science Codex (last year)

One of the most debated developments in human history is the transition from hunter?gatherer to agricultural societies. This week's edition of Science presents the genetic findings of a Swedish?Danish research team, which show hat a... Read Post


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