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- DNA analysis shows Scandinavian farmers wiped out hunter-gatherers
DNA analysis confirms that the arrival of farmers led to the complete disappearance of the local population in a short time. The study, published in Nature, is based on DNA analysis of skeletons and teeth from prehistoric people in Denmark.
- Field
- genetics and genomes
- What they did
- Researchers analyzed the DNA of people living in Denmark 5,900 years ago and found that the incoming farmers completely wiped out the local hunter-gatherer population within just a few generations.
- Why it matters
- This discovery helps us better understand the consequences of ancient population migrations and demographic dynamics in the past, contradicting the prevailing opinion on how cultures mixed.
#ancient dna#population turnover#neanderthal#agriculture#scandinavia
