Ancient genomes indicate population replacement in Early Neolithic Britain

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Nature Ecology & Evolution

A big new ancient DNA paper has been published in Nature Ecology and Evolution. You can access a read-only version via ReadCube using this link provided by the publisher:

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An earlier version of this paper was previously available as a pre-print on BioRxiv.

Here’s a blog post about the paper written by one of the authors Tom Booth:

natureecoevocommunity.nature.com/channels/521-behind-the-paper/posts/47837-ancient-genomes-indicate-population-replacement-in-early-neolithic-britain
 

Here’s an article about the research from the BBC:

[url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-47938188]www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-47938188[/url]
 
This paper includes the DNA of Cheddar Man. There’s an interesting half-hour video from the Natural History museum about Cheddar Man which includes interviews with two of the researchers, Tom Booth and Chris Stringer:


youtu.be/TQ8dc0XhUMM
 

If you want to find out more, come along to Family Tree Live on 27th April where Tom Booth will be talking about Cheddar Man and the Origins of the British:

[url=http://www.family-tree.co.uk/ftre/show/family-tree-live/lecture-programme]www.family-tree.co.uk/ftre/show/family-tree-live/lecture-programme[/url]