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7. Agriculturalists generally have replaced hunter gatherer populations

Mon May 21, 2012, 04:35 PM

May 2012

Whether expansion of cow herding grain farmers from theMiddle East into Europe, the expansion of rice farmers in the Far East, or the expansion of Bantus across Africa, current genomic data generally supports the migration of large numbers of agriculturalist into areas occupied by small numbers of hunter gatherers.

The result is that the agriculturalists generally have contributed a lot more to the gene pool.

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Babies These Days... [View all] joebaur42 May 2012 OP

Not to split hairs or anything.... JNelson6563 May 2012 #1

It was a more gradual change, and not as complete as once thought muriel_volestrangler May 2012 #2

We're all Africans Plucketeer May 2012 #3

England was considered Saxon before 1066 JNelson6563 May 2012 #4

"It wasn't until around 1220 or so where the English people actually started to think of themselves Cal33 May 2012 #8

Clarification: I was referring to the masses JNelson6563 May 2012 #9

Yes, the masses do consider and refer to themselves as "English," but how far does Cal33 May 2012 #10

In America it should be the great shame how we continue to treat some Native Americans. Dustlawyer May 2012 #5

I don't see the relevance to anything treestar May 2012 #6

Agriculturalists generally have replaced hunter gatherer populations FarCenter May 2012 #7