Authors: Daniel Fernandes, Alissa Mittnik, Iñigo Olalde, Iosif Lazaridis, Olivia Cheronet, Nadin Rohland, Swapan Mallick, Rebecca Bernardos, Nasreen Broomandkhoshbacht, Jens Carlsson, Brendan J. Culleton, Matthew Ferry, Beatriz Gamarra, Martina Lari, Matthew Mah, Megan Michel, Alessandra Modi, Mario Novak, Jonas Oppenheimer, Kendra Sirak, Kristin Stewardson, Kirsten Mandl, Constanze Schattke, Kadir T. Özdoğan, Michaela Lucci, Gabriella Gasperetti, Francesca Candilio, Gianfranca Salis, Stefania Vai, Edgard Camarós, Carla Maria Calò, Giulio Catalano, Marián Cueto, Vincenza Forgia, Marina Lozano, Elisabetta Marini, Margherita Micheletti, Roberto Miccichè, Maria Rita Palombo, Damià Ramis, Vittoria Schimmenti, Pau Sureda, Luis Teira, Maria Teschler-Nicola, Douglas J. Kennett, Carles Lalueza-Fox, Nick Patterson, Luca Sineo, Alfredo Coppa, David Caramelli, Ron Pinhasi, David Reich

Venue: Nature Ecology & Evolution

Type: Publication

Abstract: Steppe-pastoralist-related ancestry reached Central Europe by at least 2500 bc, whereas Iranian farmer-related ancestry was present in Aegean Europe by at least 1900 bc. However, the spread of these ancestries into the western Mediterranean, where they have contributed to many populations that live today, remains poorly understood. Here, we generated genome-wide ancient-DNA data from the Balearic Islands, Sicily and Sardinia, increasing the number of individuals with reported data from 5 to 66. The oldest individual from the Balearic Islands (~... (read more)

DOI: 10.1038/s41559-020-1102-0 (Found 2 versions)