Out-of-Anatolia: cultural and genetic interactions during the Neolithic expansion in the Aegean
Dilek Koptekin, Ayça Aydoğan, Cansu Karamurat, N. Ezgi Altınışık, Kıvılcım Başak Vural, Duygu Deniz Kazancı, Ayça Küçükakdağ Doğu, Damla Kaptan, Hasan Can Gemici, Eren Yüncü, Hannah M. Moots, Gülsün Umurtak, Refik Duru, Erkan Fidan, Özlem Çevik, , Mehmet Somel
This study uses 30 new palaeogenomes to show that Neolithic expansion into Western Anatolia involved both indigenous assimilation and eastern population influx, with cultural diversity decoupled from genetic differences.
Science · Jun 26, 2025Peer-reviewedGenomics