Ancient DNA from Chalcolithic Israel reveals the role of population mixture in cultural transformation

The Late Chalcolithic material culture in the southern Levant has unique attributes that suggest spread of people or culture. Here, the authors use genome-wide ancient DNA data from 22 individuals from a Chalcolithic site and show evidence of complex population movements and turnovers.

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Main Authors: Éadaoin Harney, Hila May, Dina Shalem, Nadin Rohland, Swapan Mallick, Iosif Lazaridis, Rachel Sarig, Kristin Stewardson, Susanne Nordenfelt, Nick Patterson, Israel Hershkovitz, David Reich
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7e20c36ed1e046bb9fd51ec3041ec9b4
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