Archaeogenomic analysis of the first steps of Neolithization in Anatolia and the Aegean

摘要: The Neolithic transition in west Eurasia occurred two main steps: the gradual development of sedentism and plant cultivation Near East subsequent spread cultures into Aegean across Europe after 7000 cal BCE. Here, we use published ancient genomes to investigate gene flow events during transition. We confirm that Early central Anatolians ninth millennium BCE were probably descendants local hunter-gatherers, rather than immigrants from Levant or Iran. further study emergence post-7000 north communities. Although farmers have frequently been assumed be colonists originating either Anatolia Levant, our findings raise alternative possibilities: populations may product multiple westward migrations, including south Anatolian emigrants, they Mesolithic groups who adopted farming. These scenarios are consistent with diversity material among communities inheritance forager know-how. demographic cultural dynamics behind earliest culture could therefore distinct Neolithization mainland Europe.