Late Pleistocene human genome suggests a local origin for the first farmers of central Anatolia
Feldman M, Fernández-Domínguez E, Reynolds L et al.
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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.
Ancient DNA Samples
8 ancient DNA samples referenced in this publication
| Sample ID | Date/Era | Country | Locality | Sex | mtDNA | Y-DNA |
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| KFH2 | 7728 BCE | Israel | Kfar HaHoresh | F | N1a1b |
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| BAJ001 | 7100 BCE | Jordan | Ba’ja | F | N1b1a |
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| ZBC | 13629 BCE | Turkey | Pınarbaşı | M | K2b |
C-V20 |
| ZHAG | 8300 BCE | Turkey | Boncuklu | F | N1a1a1 |
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| ZHAJ | 8300 BCE | Turkey | Boncuklu | F | U3 |
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| ZHJ | 8269 BCE | Turkey | Boncuklu | F | U3 |
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| ZKO | 8300 BCE | Turkey | Boncuklu | M | U3 |
G-PF3430 |
| ZMOJ | 8300 BCE | Turkey | Boncuklu | M | K1-a |
C-M216 |
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