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Tag: Ancient DNA

A New Study Illuminates How Neolithic Lifeways Spread from Anatolia to the Aegean and Europe

A New Study Illuminates How Neolithic Lifeways Spread from Anatolia to the Aegean and Europe

A sweeping new analysis published in Science is reshaping our understanding of how early farming traditions radiated outward from Anatolia. The study sheds light on long-debated questions about how Neolithic lifeways moved from Anatolia to the Aegean and eventually Europe, revealing a far more intricate story than the linear models once proposed. Western Anatolia as

"Early Anatolian Gene" Discovered in Girmeler Mound in Western Türkiye

“Early Anatolian Gene” Discovered in Girmeler Mound in Western Türkiye

A groundbreaking discovery has been made during archaeological excavations at the Girmeler Mound Settlement in the Seydikemer district of Muğla. Ancient DNA analysis conducted on human skeletons unearthed at the site has revealed a genetic heritage referred to as the “early Anatolian gene.” This finding has the potential to fundamentally alter existing knowledge about the