LANGUAGE
FAMILIES
AND THE SPREAD OF FARMING
The
map illustrates the first principal component (PC) of molecular
genetic variation in Europe, suggesting demic diffusion form
Anatolia, probably associated with the spread of farming. The
range between the maximum and minimum values of the PC has been
divided into eight equal classes, which are indicated by different
intensities of shading. The direction of increase of PC values
is arbitrary. (From Cavalli-Sforza et al. 1994: 292; reproduced
by permission of the authors and Princeton University Press.)
Molecular
genetic evidence for the spread of farming into Europe.
Agriculture - Main Index
Origins
and Spread of Agriculture and Pastoralism in Eurasia
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