March 14, 2024Open Access

Steppe Ancestry in western Eurasia and the spread of the Germanic Languages

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HMHugh McCollUniversity of Copenhagen GKGuus KroonenLeiden University JMJ. Víctor Moreno-MayarUniversity of Copenhagen

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Genomic analysis reveals an elusive Baltic migration around 4000 BP in ancient Scandinavia, suggesting a revised vector for the arrival and spread of Germanic languages.

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Baltic immigrants entered Sweden around 4000 BP and dispersed across Scandinavia by 3500 BP, establishing a potential demographic vector for early germanic languages.
Sequencing of 712 new ancient human genomes demonstrates that Baltic migrants arrived in Scandinavia roughly 800 years later than traditionally assumed by historians.
Analysis combining genomics with historical linguistics and archaeology models prehistoric population dispersals, tracing southern migrations during the migration period.
Highlights how maritime Baltic migrations redefined steppe ancestry in northern Europe, supporting an integrated framework for the diversification of germanic languages.

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McColl et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e73ff3b6db6435876b9c06 https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.03.13.584607

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Genomic analysis reveals an elusive Baltic migration around 4000 BP in ancient Scandinavia, suggesting a revised vector for the arrival and spread of Germanic languages.

Steppe Ancestry in western Eurasia and the spread of the Germanic Languages

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