Late Pleistocene human genome suggests a local origin for the first farmers of central Anatolia
Anatolia
Study Information
Abstract
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.
G25 Coordinates 7 samples
| # | Sample Name | G25 Coordinates | Copy |
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| 1 | Jordan_Late_PPNB:BAJ001_BAJ001.A0101 | 0.062603,0.1635,-0.032809,-0.135984,0.018773,-0.06... |
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| 2 | Turkey_Epipaleolithic:ZBC_IPB001.B-C0101_Luk2-Pinarbasi | 0.114961,0.167562,0.03017,-0.08075,0.072629,-0.039... |
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| 3 | Turkey_Boncuklu_N:ZHAG_BON004.A0101_Luk10 | 0.1161,0.176702,0.01961,-0.072675,0.05601,-0.03848... |
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| 4 | Turkey_Boncuklu_N:ZHAJ_BON034.A0101_Luk9 | 0.118376,0.165531,0.020742,-0.065569,0.058165,-0.0... |
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| 5 | Turkey_Boncuklu_N:ZHJ_BON024.A0101_Luk84 | 0.117238,0.159438,0.015462,-0.066538,0.050779,-0.0... |
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| 6 | Turkey_Boncuklu_N:ZKO_BON001.A0101_Luk7 | 0.111547,0.171624,0.009051,-0.075259,0.060319,-0.0... |
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| 7 | Turkey_Boncuklu_N:ZMOJ_BON014.A0101_Luk21 | 0.118376,0.17264,0.003017,-0.073644,0.050779,-0.03... |