New research shows climate was the key factor impacting the movement of the first farmers across Europe

Phys dot org ^ | July 16, 2020 | Dr Lia Betti, University of Roehampton

[SunkenCiv]

The research, a collaboration between the University of Roehampton, the University of Cambridge and several other institutions, combined archeological data with palaeoclimatic reconstructions to show for the first time that climate dramatically impacted the migration of people across Europe, causing a dramatic slowdown between 6,100 BCE and 4,500 BCE.

The research team, including Dr. Lia Betti, Senior Lecturer of the University of Roehampton, assembled a large database of the first arrival dates of Neolithic farmers across the continent and studied the speed of their migration in relation to climatic reconstructions of the time. They also re-analysed ancient DNA data to understand the interaction between early farmers and local hunter-gatherers.

They discovered migration started quickly out of south-eastern Europe, with Neolithic farmers pushing out the existing hunter-gatherer population. This was demonstrated by how little the DNA of the two groups mixed. As they moved north, the climate became less suitable for the crops they had bought with them. Their pace of movement slowed, changing how they interacted with local hunter-gatherers, which can be seen through increased genetic admixture of the two groups...

Comparing ancient DNA data from local hunter-gatherers and early farmers, the authors also demonstrated that the challenging climatic conditions for farming in Northern Europe led to closer relationships between the two groups and higher admixture. Exchanges of goods and local hunting knowledge may have allowed the first farmers to persist in these regions despite poor crop yields.

This research shows how climate has significantly impacted the migration of people since the beginning of our history. The climatic suitability of places to live and settle played a key role in determining where different human groups could thrive, in turn changing the genetics of entire continents.

[iamgalt]

Your assumption is wrong. The BCE was the first thing l noticed so l dismissed the text not having read it. Sometimes it’s better to take people at their word.

[Leaning Right]

> I tend to bypass any entirely that uses the idiotic “BCE” date differentiation. <

I was curious about that, so I looked it up. It turns out that BCE - Before Common Era - has been in use since at least the 1600s. So it’s not some new PC thing (although PC types push its use today).

And I understand why many folks - and Jews in particular - prefer the BCE/CE method. AD = anno Domini = in the year of the Lord. That’s not something most Jews want to be associated with. No more than I’d want to go with some method based on Mohammed.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Era

[Lurkinanloomin]

Might even be true, just as it’s true that man is powerless to control the climate.

[Sirius Lee]

No more than I’d want to go with some method based on Mohammed.

. Wow! Jesus and mohammed are the same in your eyes. There you are. Own it.

[31R1O]

Thanks Civ!

[iamgalt]

“although PC types push its use today”

That is my issue actually. BCE used to to have a benign pedigree. Now it tends to be an indication that you are dealing with PC fools.

[Leaning Right]

> Wow! Jesus and mohammed are the same in your eyes. <

That is certainly the most inaccurate thing that has ever been posted to me. And it borders on the offensive. Consider this. I don’t want to see Saint Teresa on the $20 bill. I also don’t want to see Benito Mussolini on the $20 bill. That doesn’t mean I equate Saint Teresa with Benito Mussolini.

If you were planning to denigrate my religious beliefs further, I would ask you not to. Particularly because this is a Sunday.

[SunkenCiv]

Your post? It's not.

[SunkenCiv]

I tend to bypass any entirely

You stopped to comment, so, no, you didn't bypass or dismiss it out of hand.

[SauronOfMordor]

I’m thinking neolithic farmers also migrated southwest, finally arriving at the fertile Nile, displacing whatever hunter-gatherers might have been there, and starting Egyptian civilization.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks LR.

[iamgalt]

If you want to split hairs “Tend to bypass” does not necessarily mean l ignored it completely.
I must be bored if I am spending time on something this trivial.

[SunkenCiv]

Farming as it developed in the Nile valley was flood-dependent; they were probably doing that for a very long while, and were enjoying gathering a pretty rich bounty before that. Remains of a large Neolithic town in the Nile basin somewhere (I forget) were discovered and excavated some years ago. The remains consisted of postholes for the structures and a layer of ash from the incineration of the town in a single final event. Found throughout the ash? Stone arrowheads and spearheads (y'know, for some unknown reason ;^).

[SunkenCiv]

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• Oleic Acid Key to Olive Oil's Anti-Cancer Effect [2005]
• Kibble for Thought: Dog diversity prompts new evolution theory [2004]
• Maize Reveals Traces Of Old Breeding Project [2004]
• Remains Of Food Shed Light On Ancient Ways [2004]
• Myth of the Hunter-Gatherer [2004]
• Pre-Incan Brewery Unearthed in Peru's Andes (Chicha) [2004]
• Farming Origins Gain 10,000 Years [2004]
• Donkey Domestication Began In Africa [2004]
• Volcanic Soils Offer New Clues About The Emergence Of Powerful Chiefdoms In Hawaii [2004]
• Bird's-Eye View Of The Amazon (Airborne Archaeologist Challenges The Myth Of A Pristine Wilderness) [2004]
• Prehistoric Row Erupts Over Hunter-Gatherer Riddle [2004]
• Experts: Dogs originated in ancient Asia [2004]
• Mesopotamian Climate Change (8,000 Years Ago) [2004]
• Farmers Genetically Modified Corn 4,000 Years Ago [2003]
• Ancient Corncobs Unlock Riddle [2003]
• Amazonian find stuns researchers [2003]
• Ancient Amazon Settlements Uncovered [2003]
• Scientists Say They've Cloned a Horse [2003]
• 'Mediterranean Diet' Cuts Heart Attack, Cancer Risk [2003]
• Papua New Guineans Among World's First Farmers [2003]
• Eating tomatoes 'turns kids into criminals' [2003]
• An origin of new world agriculture in coastal Ecuador (12,000 BP) [2003]
• CANINE EVOLUTION: A Shaggy Dog History [2002]
• World's Dogs Are Descended From Asian Wolves [2002]
• Atkins diet beats low-fat fare [2002]
• Rainforest Researchers Hit Paydirt (Farming 11K Years Ago in South America) [2002]
• Origins of Domestic Horse Revealed [2002]
• Human settlements far older than suspected discovered in South America. [2002]
• Dogs Make Us Human [2002]
• The Paleolithic Diet and Its Modern Implications [2002]
• The Cold Snap That Civilised The World [2002]
• The Dixie Dingo [2001]

[InterceptPoint]

A good lesson for all of those farmers driving gas guzzlers back in 6100 B.C. Some things never change.

[Robert DeLong]

Well yeah, colder less desirable climate for growing would have an adverse affect on growing migration to those regions. But climate was probably not the motivation for migration. Even today people migrate for climate reasons, in addition to other reasons. Seems like a really lame study to me.

[SunkenCiv]

The whole scenario strikes me as kinda seedy.

[SunkenCiv]

Must be.

[ontap]

Us old timers used to call them droughts!!!

[A Navy Vet]

Can’t help but wonder how long it took you to pull all that info together.