DNA reveals early mating between Asian herders and European farmers
The finding might rewrite the origins and spread of key cultural innovations and languages

FIRST STEPPES Yamnaya herders from western Asia, four of whom are buried in this grave, started mating with European farmers hundreds of years before launching a major migration into Europe, new DNA evidence indicates.
A. Kalmykov
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