Congruent distribution of Neolithic painted pottery and ceramic figurines with Y-chromosome lineages

2002/09/01 by Roy King, Peter A. Underhill · 8 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Forensic and Genetic Research #Race, Genetics, and Society #Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research #Pottery #Biological dispersal #Archaeology #Art #Geography #Demography #Sociology #Population

paper · doi:10.1017/s0003598x00091158

openalex publication_date 2002/09/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30

Abstract

The authors propose a correlation between certain elements of Neolithic material culture — painted pottery and anthropomorphic figurines — and Y-chromosome haplotypes, suggesting a shared history of dispersal of human populations and cultural ideas.

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