Ancient genomics support deep divergence between Eastern and Western Mediterranean Indo-European languages
Fulya Eylem Yediay, Guus Kroonen, Serena Sabatini, Karin Margarita Frei, Anja B. Frank, Thomaz Pinotti, Andrew Wigman, Rasmus Thorsø, Tharsika Vimala, Hugh McColl, Ioanna Moutafi, Isin Altinkaya, Abigail Daisy Ramsøe, Charleen Gaunitz, Gabriel Renaud, , Eske Willerslev
The paper uses ancient DNA and strontium isotope analyses to show a deep east-west divergence in steppe ancestry in Southern Europe, supporting specific linguistic divergence models for Indo-European languages.
bioRxiv · Dec 2, 2024 · PreprintGenetics