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Stone age Aegean farmers brought agriculture to Europe

Written by Teunis Felter

Archaeologists have debated for decades the origins of Europe’s earliest farmers but, thanks to genetics, we now have a definitive answer – around the Aegean Sea in what is now Greece and northwestern Turkey. And contrary to previous theories that only the idea of farming was spread into the European continent, the latest study shows there was in fact large movements of people associated with it.

https://cosmosmagazine.com/archaeology/stone-age-aegean-farmers-brought-agriculture-to-europe

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Teunis Felter

Teunis Felter has over 20 years experience as an author, editor, and scientist. When not exploring outside, he enjoys reading history, researching genealogy, and civilly discussing politics.