Genetics and computational biology also helps us understand our past. The shift to agriculture and a sedentary lifestyle are a major turning point in human history. Yet, how this Neolithic way of life spread has been the subject of intense debate. A Turkish-Swiss team sheds new light in Science by combining archaeology and genetics.
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The transition to agriculture and a sedentary lifestyle is one of the great turning points in human history. Yet how this Neolithic way of life spread from the Fertile Crescent across Anatolia and into the Aegean has been hotly debated. A Turkish-Swiss team offers important new insights, by combining archaeology and genetics in an innovative way.