Ancient DNA from Mesopotamia suggests distinct Pre-Pottery and Pottery Neolithic migrations into Anatolia

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We don't have aDNA from Sumer, but [fossil DNA from just...

User WanderersAnon, in the Sumerian subreddit, 22 Aug 2026

We don't have aDNA from Sumer, but [fossil DNA from just north ](https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq0762)seems to…

What ur saying is only true for Barcin not Iran\_N. There...

User NotBradPitt9, in the illustrativeDNA subreddit, 03 Jul 2026

What ur saying is only true for Barcin not Iran\_N. There was a 2022 Lazaridis paper on Mesopotamian Neolithic DNA saying that…

The first genome sequenced from ancient Egypt reveals surprising ancestry, scientists say.

User PristineHearing5955, in the Graham Hancock subreddit, 10 Nov 2025

You might find this 2022 article of interest:...

User KingOfJerusalem1, in the illustrativeDNA subreddit, 25 Mar 2025

You might find this 2022 article of interest: [https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.abq0762](https://www.science.org…

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