The genomic history of southeastern Europe

Iain Mathieson (), Songül Alpaslan-Roodenberg, Cosimo Posth, Anna Szécsényi-Nagy, Nadin Rohland, Swapan Mallick, Iñigo Olalde, Nasreen Broomandkhoshbacht, Francesca Candilio, Olivia Cheronet, Daniel Fernandes, Matthew Ferry, Beatriz Gamarra, Gloria González Fortes, Wolfgang Haak, Eadaoin Harney, Eppie Jones, Denise Keating, Ben Krause-Kyora, Isil Kucukkalipci, Megan Michel, Alissa Mittnik, Kathrin Nägele, Mario Novak, Jonas Oppenheimer, Nick Patterson, Saskia Pfrengle, Kendra Sirak, Kristin Stewardson, Stefania Vai, Stefan Alexandrov, Kurt W. Alt, Radian Andreescu, Dragana Antonović, Abigail Ash, Nadezhda Atanassova, Krum Bacvarov, Mende Balázs Gusztáv, Hervé Bocherens, Michael Bolus, Adina Boroneanţ, Yavor Boyadzhiev, Alicja Budnik, Josip Burmaz, Stefan Chohadzhiev, Nicholas J. Conard, Richard Cottiaux, Maja Čuka, Christophe Cupillard, Dorothée G. Drucker, Nedko Elenski, Michael Francken, Borislava Galabova, Georgi Ganetsovski, Bernard Gély, Tamás Hajdu, Veneta Handzhyiska, Katerina Harvati, Thomas Higham, Stanislav Iliev, Ivor Janković, Ivor Karavanić, Douglas J. Kennett, Darko Komšo, Alexandra Kozak, Damian Labuda, Martina Lari, Catalin Lazar, Maleen Leppek, Krassimir Leshtakov, Domenico Lo Vetro, Dženi Los, Ivaylo Lozanov, Maria Malina, Fabio Martini, Kath McSweeney, Harald Meller, Marko Menđušić, Pavel Mirea, Vyacheslav Moiseyev, Vanya Petrova, T. Douglas Price, Angela Simalcsik, Luca Sineo, Mario Šlaus, Vladimir Slavchev, Petar Stanev, Andrej Starović, Tamás Szeniczey, Sahra Talamo, Maria Teschler-Nicola, Corinne Thevenet, Ivan Valchev, Frédérique Valentin, Sergey Vasilyev, Fanica Veljanovska, Svetlana Venelinova, Elizaveta Veselovskaya, Bence Viola, Cristian Virag, Joško Zaninović, Steve Zäuner, Philipp W. Stockhammer, Giulio Catalano, Raiko Krauß, David Caramelli, Gunita Zariņa, Bisserka Gaydarska, Malcolm Lillie, Alexey G. Nikitin, Inna Potekhina, Anastasia Papathanasiou, Dušan Borić, Clive Bonsall, Johannes Krause, Ron Pinhasi () and David Reich ()
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Iain Mathieson: Harvard Medical School
Songül Alpaslan-Roodenberg: Harvard Medical School
Cosimo Posth: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
Anna Szécsényi-Nagy: Laboratory of Archaeogenetics, Institute of Archaeology, Research Centre for the Humanities, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Nadin Rohland: Harvard Medical School
Swapan Mallick: Harvard Medical School
Iñigo Olalde: Harvard Medical School
Nasreen Broomandkhoshbacht: Harvard Medical School
Francesca Candilio: Earth Institute, University College Dublin
Olivia Cheronet: Earth Institute, University College Dublin
Daniel Fernandes: Earth Institute, University College Dublin
Matthew Ferry: Harvard Medical School
Beatriz Gamarra: Earth Institute, University College Dublin
Gloria González Fortes: University of Ferrara
Wolfgang Haak: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
Eadaoin Harney: Harvard Medical School
Eppie Jones: Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin
Denise Keating: Earth Institute, University College Dublin
Ben Krause-Kyora: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
Isil Kucukkalipci: Institute for Archaeological Sciences, University of Tübingen
Megan Michel: Harvard Medical School
Alissa Mittnik: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
Kathrin Nägele: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
Mario Novak: Earth Institute, University College Dublin
Jonas Oppenheimer: Harvard Medical School
Nick Patterson: Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT
Saskia Pfrengle: Institute for Archaeological Sciences, University of Tübingen
Kendra Sirak: Earth Institute, University College Dublin
Kristin Stewardson: Harvard Medical School
Stefania Vai: Università di Firenze
Stefan Alexandrov: National Institute of Archaeology and Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Kurt W. Alt: Danube Private University
Radian Andreescu: National History Museum of Romania
Dragana Antonović: Institute of Archaeology
Abigail Ash: Earth Institute, University College Dublin
Nadezhda Atanassova: Institute of Experimental Morphology, Pathology and Anthropology with Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Krum Bacvarov: National Institute of Archaeology and Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Mende Balázs Gusztáv: Laboratory of Archaeogenetics, Institute of Archaeology, Research Centre for the Humanities, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Hervé Bocherens: Biogeology, Universität Tübingen
Michael Bolus: ROCEEH Research Center, Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, University of Tübingen
Adina Boroneanţ: Vasile Pârvan Institute of Archaeology, Romanian Academy
Yavor Boyadzhiev: National Institute of Archaeology and Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Alicja Budnik: Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University
Josip Burmaz: KADUCEJ d.o.o.,
Stefan Chohadzhiev: St. Cyril and Methodius University
Nicholas J. Conard: Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment at the University of Tübingen
Richard Cottiaux: INRAP/UMR 8215 Trajectoires
Maja Čuka: Archaeological Museum of Istria
Christophe Cupillard: Service Régional de l'Archéologie de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Dorothée G. Drucker: Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment at the University of Tübingen
Nedko Elenski: Regional Museum of History Veliko Tarnovo
Michael Francken: Institute for Archaeological Sciences, Paleoanthropology, University of Tübingen
Borislava Galabova: Laboratory for Human Bioarchaeology
Georgi Ganetsovski: Regional Museum of History
Bernard Gély: DRAC Auvergne - Rhône Alpes, Ministère de la Culture
Tamás Hajdu: Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Science, Institute of Biology
Veneta Handzhyiska: Sofia University St. Kliment
Katerina Harvati: Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment at the University of Tübingen
Thomas Higham: Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit, Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford
Stanislav Iliev: Regional Museum of History, 6300
Ivor Janković: Institute for Anthropological Research
Ivor Karavanić: University of Wyoming
Douglas J. Kennett: Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Darko Komšo: Archaeological Museum of Istria
Alexandra Kozak: Institute of Archaeology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Damian Labuda: CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, Université de Montréal
Martina Lari: Università di Firenze
Catalin Lazar: National History Museum of Romania
Maleen Leppek: Institute for Pre- and Protohistoric Archaeology and the Archaeology of the Roman Provinces, Ludwig-Maximilians-University
Krassimir Leshtakov: Sofia University St. Kliment
Domenico Lo Vetro: Università degli Studi di Firenze
Dženi Los: KADUCEJ d.o.o.,
Ivaylo Lozanov: Sofia University St. Kliment
Maria Malina: ROCEEH Research Center, Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, University of Tübingen
Fabio Martini: Università degli Studi di Firenze
Kath McSweeney: School of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh
Harald Meller: State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony-Anhalt and State Museum of Prehistory
Marko Menđušić: Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia
Pavel Mirea: Teleorman County Museum
Vyacheslav Moiseyev: Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera) RAS
Vanya Petrova: Sofia University St. Kliment
T. Douglas Price: University of Wisconsin
Angela Simalcsik: Olga Necrasov Centre for Anthropological Research, Romanian Academy – Iaşi Branch
Luca Sineo: chimiche e farmaceutiche, Lab. of Anthropology, Università degli studi di Palermo
Mario Šlaus: Anthropological Center, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Vladimir Slavchev: Regional Historical Museum Varna
Petar Stanev: Regional Museum of History Veliko Tarnovo
Andrej Starović: National Museum in Belgrade
Tamás Szeniczey: Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Science, Institute of Biology
Sahra Talamo: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Maria Teschler-Nicola: University of Vienna
Corinne Thevenet: INRAP/UMR 8215 Trajectoires
Ivan Valchev: Sofia University St. Kliment
Frédérique Valentin: CNRS/UMR 7041 ArScAn MAE
Sergey Vasilyev: Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences
Fanica Veljanovska: Archaeological Museum of Macedonia
Svetlana Venelinova: Regional Museum of History
Elizaveta Veselovskaya: Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences
Bence Viola: University of Toronto
Cristian Virag: Satu Mare County Museum Archaeology Department
Joško Zaninović: Municipal Museum Drniš
Steve Zäuner: anthropol - Anthropologieservice
Philipp W. Stockhammer: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
Giulio Catalano: chimiche e farmaceutiche, Lab. of Anthropology, Università degli studi di Palermo
Raiko Krauß: Institute for Prehistory, Early History and Medieval Archaeology, University of Tübingen
David Caramelli: Università di Firenze
Gunita Zariņa: Institute of Latvian History, University of Latvia
Bisserka Gaydarska: Durham University
Malcolm Lillie: School of Environmental Sciences, Geography, University of Hull
Alexey G. Nikitin: Grand Valley State University
Inna Potekhina: Institute of Archaeology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Anastasia Papathanasiou: Ephorate of Paleoanthropology and Speleology
Dušan Borić: The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, Columbia University
Clive Bonsall: School of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh
Johannes Krause: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
Ron Pinhasi: Earth Institute, University College Dublin
David Reich: Harvard Medical School

Nature, 2018, vol. 555, issue 7695, 197-203

Abstract: Abstract Farming was first introduced to Europe in the mid-seventh millennium bc, and was associated with migrants from Anatolia who settled in the southeast before spreading throughout Europe. Here, to understand the dynamics of this process, we analysed genome-wide ancient DNA data from 225 individuals who lived in southeastern Europe and surrounding regions between 12000 and 500 bc. We document a west–east cline of ancestry in indigenous hunter-gatherers and, in eastern Europe, the early stages in the formation of Bronze Age steppe ancestry. We show that the first farmers of northern and western Europe dispersed through southeastern Europe with limited hunter-gatherer admixture, but that some early groups in the southeast mixed extensively with hunter-gatherers without the sex-biased admixture that prevailed later in the north and west. We also show that southeastern Europe continued to be a nexus between east and west after the arrival of farmers, with intermittent genetic contact with steppe populations occurring up to 2,000 years earlier than the migrations from the steppe that ultimately replaced much of the population of northern Europe.

Date: 2018
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