Sandra Penske

Jul 19, 2023 | theconversation.com | Adam Rohrlach |Sandra Penske

Nomadic animal-herders from the Eurasian steppe mingled with Copper Age farmers in southeastern Europe centuries earlier than previously thought. In a new study published in Nature, we used ancient DNA to gain new insights into the spread of culture, technologies and ancestry at a crucial juncture in European history. How ancient DNA can help us understand changeHumanity’s archaeological record reveals massive changes in cultural practices and technologies.

Jul 19, 2023 | phys.org | Sandra Penske

Recent archaeogenetic studies have shown that human migrations and individual mobility played a bigger role in prehistory than previously anticipated. With the movement of people, also culture, technical know-how, language and social practices were often spreading, leading to sometimes fundamental changes in lifestyle and genetic ancestry.