Most European men descend from a handful of Bronze Age forefathers
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 - 12:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Researchers determined DNA sequences from the Y chromosomes of 334 men belonging to 17 populations from Europe and the Middle East. The study shows that almost two out of three (64%) modern European men belong to just three young paternal lineage. Geneticists have discovered that most European men descend from just a handful of Bronze Age forefathers, due to a 'population explosion' several thousand years ago.