New research sheds light on prehistoric human migration in europe

(University of Wyoming) The first farmers of northern and western Europe passed through southeastern Europe with limited hunter-gatherer genetic admixture, which occurs when two or more previously isolated populations begin interbreeding. However, some groups that remained mixed extensively -- without the male-biased, hunter-gatherer admixture that prevailed later in the North and West.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - February 21, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: news