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flag A DNA study shows farming spread in northwest Europe via cultural exchange, not mass migration, until a 2400 B.C.E. steppe migration replaced most Neolithic Britons.

flag A new DNA study reveals that late Neolithic populations in northwestern Europe, including Britain, had significant hunter-gatherer ancestry, with up to 50% of their genetic makeup tracing back to local groups. flag Despite adopting farming, these communities maintained distinct genetic identities, particularly in wetland regions. flag The research shows that farming spread not through mass migration but via cultural exchange, with women from farming communities integrating into hunter-gatherer societies. flag Around 2400 B.C.E., a major migration linked to the Bell Beaker culture introduced steppe ancestry into the region, rapidly replacing up to 90% of Britain’s Neolithic population and reshaping its genetic and cultural landscape.

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