This study analyzes ancient DNA from 204 individuals to show stable population structure in Europe despite high mobility during the historical period.

eLife · Dec 12, 2023Peer-reviewedGenetics

Social and genetic diversity in first farmers of central Europe

Pere Gelabert, Penny Bickle, Daniela Hofmann, Maria Teschler‐Nicola, Alexandra Anders, Xin Huang, Íñigo Olalde, Romain Fournier, Harald Ringbauer, Ali Akbari, Olivia Cheronet, Iosif Lazaridis, Nasreen Broomandkhoshbacht, Daniel Fernandes, Katharina Buttinger, , David Reich

This study analyzes ancient DNA from LBK Neolithic sites to show genetic differences between eastern and western LBK populations, with evidence of patrilocality and no evidence of male-biased WHG admixture.

bioRxiv · Jul 7, 2023 · PreprintGenetics

The Genomic History Of Southeastern Europe

Iain Mathieson, Songül Alpaslan-Roodenberg, Cosimo Posth, Anna Szécsényi‐Nagy, Nadin Rohland, Swapan Mallick, Íñigo Olalde, Nasreen Broomandkhoshbacht, Francesca Candilio, Olivia Cheronet, Daniel Fernandes, Matthew Ferry, Beatriz Gamarra, Gloria González Fortes, Wolfgang Haak, , Cristian Virag

Ancient DNA from 223 people (12,000-500 BCE) reveals a west-east hunter-gatherer cline, largely unadmixed farmers, Caucasus-shifted Aegean farmers, and Balkan steppe ancestry almost 2,000 years early.

Nature · Feb 21, 2018Peer-reviewedGenetics✦ In-depth digest

Tracing the genetic origin of Europe’s first farmers reveals insights into their social organization

Anna Szécsényi-Nagy, Guido Brandt, Victoria Keerl, János Jakucs, Wolfgang Haak, Sabine Möller-Rieker, Kitti Köhler, Balázs Mende, Marc Fecher, Krisztián Oross, Tibor Paluch, Anett Osztás, Viktória Kiss, György Pálfi, Erika Molnár, , Kurt Alt

The paper analyzes genetic data from Mesolithic and Neolithic sites to trace the origin and spread of early farming in Europe, revealing genetic continuity and patterns of patrilineal descent.

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences · Apr 22, 2015Peer-reviewedGenetics