Abstract
Literary and archaeological sources have preserved a rich history of Southern Europe and West Asia since the Bronze Age that can be complemented by genetics. Mycenaean period elites in Greece did not differ from the general population and included both people with some steppe ancestry and others, like the Griffin Warrior, without it. Similarly, people in the central area of the Urartian Kingdom around Lake Van lacked the steppe ancestry characteristic of the kingdom's northern provinces. Anatolia exhibited extraordinary continuity down to the Roman and Byzantine periods, with its people serving as the demographic core of much of the Roman Empire, including the city of Rome itself. During medieval times, migrations associated with Slavic and Turkic speakers profoundly affected the region.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 940-951 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Science |
Volume | 377 |
Issue number | 6609 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 26 Aug 2022 |
Keywords
- Archaeology
- Asia
- Europe
- Genetic Variation
- Greece
- History, Ancient
- History, Medieval
- Human Migration/history
- Humans
- Population/genetics
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In: Science, Vol. 377, No. 6609, 26.08.2022, p. 940-951.
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PY - 2022/8/26
Y1 - 2022/8/26
N2 - Literary and archaeological sources have preserved a rich history of Southern Europe and West Asia since the Bronze Age that can be complemented by genetics. Mycenaean period elites in Greece did not differ from the general population and included both people with some steppe ancestry and others, like the Griffin Warrior, without it. Similarly, people in the central area of the Urartian Kingdom around Lake Van lacked the steppe ancestry characteristic of the kingdom's northern provinces. Anatolia exhibited extraordinary continuity down to the Roman and Byzantine periods, with its people serving as the demographic core of much of the Roman Empire, including the city of Rome itself. During medieval times, migrations associated with Slavic and Turkic speakers profoundly affected the region.
AB - Literary and archaeological sources have preserved a rich history of Southern Europe and West Asia since the Bronze Age that can be complemented by genetics. Mycenaean period elites in Greece did not differ from the general population and included both people with some steppe ancestry and others, like the Griffin Warrior, without it. Similarly, people in the central area of the Urartian Kingdom around Lake Van lacked the steppe ancestry characteristic of the kingdom's northern provinces. Anatolia exhibited extraordinary continuity down to the Roman and Byzantine periods, with its people serving as the demographic core of much of the Roman Empire, including the city of Rome itself. During medieval times, migrations associated with Slavic and Turkic speakers profoundly affected the region.
KW - Archaeology
KW - Asia
KW - Europe
KW - Genetic Variation
KW - Greece
KW - History, Ancient
KW - History, Medieval
KW - Human Migration/history
KW - Humans
KW - Population/genetics
U2 - 10.1126/science.abq0755
DO - 10.1126/science.abq0755
M3 - Article
C2 - 36007020
SN - 0036-8075
VL - 377
SP - 940
EP - 951
JO - Science
JF - Science
IS - 6609
ER -