Martin Rundkvist on Nostr: Here’s a reminder about one of the most important results of the past fourrteen ...

Here’s a reminder about one of the most important results of the past fourrteen years of ancient DNA research. Northern Europe was overrun by plague-spreading steppe nomads less than 5000 years ago, causing an almost complete population replacement.

It’s a 1492 event. Everybody knows that us Northern Europeans aren’t the original inhabitants of North America. But we aren’t even the original inhabitants of Northern Europe.

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