A new ancient DNA analysis of a moderate sized collection of Neolithic era remains from a funerary complex in Normandy, France matches what you would expect from the paradigm of prior works in the field, and shows affinity to the Mediterranean branch of the Neolithic expansion, rather than the Central European Neolithic expansion.
Two individuals are outliers, but not really outside the paradigm either. One has an abnormally low level of European hunter-gather ancestry. The other has a modest level of Iranian farmer ancestry (the other farmer ancestry is typical of Anatolian farmers). Neither are terribly unusual in the European Neolithic, although both are uncommon.
The Y-DNA, mtDNA, and autosomal genetic profiles are overall very typical of coastal Western Europe in the Neolithic era. The ancient DNA also confirms a previously observed patriarchal, patrilocal pattern with significant female exogamy.
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Huh, Just finished the paper. As you say, fits the pattern. To conclude that individuals with high levels of Iranian farmer just occurred based on a random process seems unlikely. To get an outlier with high Iranian farmer from a background of ANF and WHG requires immigration from a place where that signature is prevalent. Same for an individual with low WHG.
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