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Late Pleistocene human genome suggests a local origin for the first farmers of central Anatolia

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  • Michal Feldman

    (Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (MPI-SHH))

  • Eva Fernández-Domínguez

    (Durham University)

  • Luke Reynolds

    (Liverpool John Moores University)

  • Douglas Baird

    (University of Liverpool)

  • Jessica Pearson

    (University of Liverpool)

  • Israel Hershkovitz

    (Tel Aviv University
    Tel Aviv University)

  • Hila May

    (Tel Aviv University
    Tel Aviv University)

  • Nigel Goring-Morris

    (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

  • Marion Benz

    (Free University Berlin)

  • Julia Gresky

    (German Archaeological Institute)

  • Raffaela A. Bianco

    (Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (MPI-SHH))

  • Andrew Fairbairn

    (The University of Queensland)

  • Gökhan Mustafaoğlu

    (Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University)

  • Philipp W. Stockhammer

    (Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (MPI-SHH)
    Archäologie Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München München)

  • Cosimo Posth

    (Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (MPI-SHH))

  • Wolfgang Haak

    (Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (MPI-SHH))

  • Choongwon Jeong

    (Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (MPI-SHH))

  • Johannes Krause

    (Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (MPI-SHH))

Abstract

Anatolia was home to some of the earliest farming communities. It has been long debated whether a migration of farming groups introduced agriculture to central Anatolia. Here, we report the first genome-wide data from a 15,000-year-old Anatolian hunter-gatherer and from seven Anatolian and Levantine early farmers. We find high genetic continuity (~80–90%) between the hunter-gatherers and early farmers of Anatolia and detect two distinct incoming ancestries: an early Iranian/Caucasus related one and a later one linked to the ancient Levant. Finally, we observe a genetic link between southern Europe and the Near East predating 15,000 years ago. Our results suggest a limited role of human migration in the emergence of agriculture in central Anatolia.

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  • Michal Feldman & Eva Fernández-Domínguez & Luke Reynolds & Douglas Baird & Jessica Pearson & Israel Hershkovitz & Hila May & Nigel Goring-Morris & Marion Benz & Julia Gresky & Raffaela A. Bianco & And, 2019. "Late Pleistocene human genome suggests a local origin for the first farmers of central Anatolia," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-09209-7
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09209-7
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    1. Joaquim Fort & Joaquim Pérez-Losada, 2024. "Interbreeding between farmers and hunter-gatherers along the inland and Mediterranean routes of Neolithic spread in Europe," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-13, December.

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