Ancient DNA Study Sheds New Light on History of Indo-European Languages

Ancient DNA Study Sheds New Light on History of Indo-European Languages

Paleoanthropologists from the University of Vienna and Harvard University have analyzed ancient DNA from 435 individuals from Eurasian archaeological sites dating between 6400-2000 BCE. They’ve discovered a previously unknown group, called Caucasus-Lower Volga (CLV) people, and found out that this population can be connected to all Indo-European-speaking populations.

The Caucasus-Lower Volga group lived 4500-3500 BCE in the steppes between the North Caucasus Mountains and the lower Volga. Image credit: Samuel Daniell.

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