Tides of History cover image

Headhunting, Migration, and Ancient DNA in Iron Age Europe: Interview with Professor Ian Armit

Tides of History

CHAPTER

The Origins of Early Farmers and Mesolithic Hunter-Gaherers

Ancient DNA is simply the answer to that question. It was the arrival of people from the continent and there was a massive genetic tunnel. But now we can start to get a little bit under the surface of that, and we can see that there's some regional variation. In Western Scotland, for example, North Western Scotland, it's the one area in Britain where we've got a few individuals in those early samples who've significant hunter-gatherers ancestry.

00:00
Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner