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DNA suggests Scandinavia's first farmers slaughtered hunter-gatherers
Original: Scandinavia's first farmers slaughtered hunter-gatherer population, DNA suggests
New DNA analysis indicates that the first farmers who arrived in Scandinavia largely wiped out the region's existing hunter-gatherer population rather than mixing with them. Genetic evidence shows sharp population replacement, suggesting violent conflict or displacement played a major role in the Neolithic transition in northern Europe. The findings add to debate over how agriculture spread across the continent and how migrating farmers interacted with local foraging communities.
Why now: Fresh genetic research challenges assumptions about peaceful coexistence during the spread of farming into Scandinavia.
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