Marie‐France Deguilloux

This study uses genomic data from ancient and present-day individuals to trace the 4,000-year demographic history of Bantu speakers in the Congo rainforest, revealing early dispersals and a population crisis.

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.

This study introduces a Y-chromosome capture assay (YMCA) to improve NRY coverage and haplogroup resolution, revealing new evidence for a two-path Neolithic expansion to Western Europe.