Reconstruction of a hunter-gatherer of the Gravettian culture (32,000 to 24,000 years ago), inspired by the archaeological finds at the Arene Candide site (Italy). Photo: Tom Bjoerklund
Reconstruction of a hunter-gatherer of the Gravettian culture (32,000 to 24,000 years ago), inspired by the archaeological finds at the Arene Candide site (Italy). Photo: Tom Bjoerklund International research team creates largest genome analysis of ice-age ancestors to date Who resettled Central Europe after the last ice age when the ice sheets were at their greatest? This has been a topic of debate for over 100 years. Now an international research team led by the University of Tübingen and including the University of Göttingen, has conclusively proved the genetic history of European ancestors using the largest genome data set of European hunter-gatherers ever compiled. Previous hypotheses about the population history of early modern humans were mainly based on archaeological finds. However, this research reveals the actual settlement processes and interactions of the ice-age and post-glacial hunter-gatherer societies in Europe. The results were published in Nature. From the Maszycka Cave in southern Poland: piece of a human jaw and bone and antler artefacts from the Magdalenian culture, which was widespread in large parts of Europe between 19,000 and 14,000 years ago.
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