Mitochondrial DNA of first Near Eastern farmers is sequenced for the first time
Friday, June 6, 2014 - 11:32
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The mitochondrial DNA of the first Near Eastern farmers has been sequenced for the first time. Experts analyzed samples from three sites located in the birthplace of Neolithic agricultural practices: the Middle Euphrates basin and the oasis of Damascus, located in today’s Syria and date at about 8,000 BC.