AN ADMIXTURE SIGNAL IN ARMENIANS AROUND THE END OF THE BRONZE AGE REVEALS WIDESPREAD POPULATION MOVEMENT ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST
Anahit Hovhannisyan, Eppie R. Jones, Pierpaolo Maisano Delser, Joshua G. Schraiber, Anna Hakobyan, Ashot Margaryan, Peter Hrechdakian, Hovhannes Sahakyan, Lehti Saag, Zaruhi Khachatryan, Levon Yepiskoposyan, Andrea Manica
This study analyzes genomic data to show Armenians remained unadmixed until the Bronze Age, then experienced a Sardinian-like genetic input, suggesting large-scale population movements in the Middle East.
bioRxiv · Jun 24, 2020 · PreprintGenomics