Massive migration from the steppe is a source for Indo-European languages in Europe
Wolfgang Haak, Iosif Lazaridis, Nick Patterson, Nadin Rohland, Swapan Mallick, Bastien Llamas, Guido Brandt, Susanne Nordenfelt, Eadaoin Harney, Kristin Stewardson, Qiaomei Fu, Alissa Mittnik, Eszter Bánffy, Christos Economou, Michael Francken, , Kurt We
The paper analyzes ancient DNA data from 69 Europeans to show that a massive migration from the steppe contributed to the genetic makeup of present-day Europeans and supports a steppe origin for some Indo-European languages.
bioRxiv · Feb 10, 2015Genetics