Long-term hunter-gatherer continuity in the Rhine-Meuse region was disrupted by local formation of expansive Bell Beaker groups
Íñigo Olalde, Eveline Altena, Quentin P. J. Bourgeois, H. Fokkens, Luc W. S. W. Amkreutz, Marie‐France Deguilloux, Alessandro Fichera, Damien Flas, Francesca Gandini, Jan F. Kegler, Lisette M. Kootker, Kirsten Leijnse, L.P. Louwe Kooijmans, Roel C. G. M. Lauwerier, Rebecca Miller, , David Reich
The paper shows that hunter-gatherer continuity persisted in the Rhine-Meuse region longer than in continental Europe, with Bell Beaker groups later disrupting this pattern through mixture.
bioRxiv · Mar 24, 2025 · PreprintGenomics