Genetic continuity, isolation, and gene flow in Stone Age Central and Eastern Europe by Tiina M. Mattila, Emma M. Svensson, Anna Juras, Torsten Günther, Natalija Kashuba, Terhi Ala-Hulkko, Maciej Chyleński, James McKenna, Łukasz Pospieszny, Mihai Constantinescu, Mihai Rotea, Nona Palincaș, Stanisław Wilk, Lech Czerniak, Janusz Kruk, Jerzy Łapo, Przemysław Makarowicz, Inna Potekhina, Andrei Soficaru, Marzena Szmyt, Krzysztof Szostek, Anders Götherström, Jan Storå, Mihai G. Netea, Alexey G. Nikitin, Per Persson, Helena Malmström, Mattias Jakobsson

“…Abstract The genomic landscape of Stone Age Europe was shaped by multiple migratory waves and population replacements, but different regions do not all show similar patterns. …”
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The Origins and Chronology of the Usatove Culture by Alexey G. Nikitin, Svetlana Ivanova

“…We propose that the biological and cultural foundations of Usatove lie at the juncture of the Suvorove–Novodanylivka branch of the Seredny Stig complex of the North Pontic Steppe, the Trypillian farmers of southeast Europe, with influences from Varna–Karanovo VI–Gumelniţa and late Stone Age cultures of the North Caucasus. …”
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