ANF Exposure Was Limited in The Middle East Despite Their Relative Proximity

Feb 1, 2020, 5:32 PM

—“Early European Farmers did come from Anatolia originally. But their population, Barcin_N or ANF, was basal to both Europeans and certain Mesopotamians, the latter receiving the gene flow much later than the former. This means that the “Neolithic toolkit” that entered Europe was independent of Mesopotamian influence (Mesos had their own source). Modern Assyrians, who are probably closest to ancient Akkadians, have around 30% ANF, and most North Europeans (North mind you) score even higher than that. It just comes to show how limited the ANF exposure was in the Middle East despite their relative proximity.”—Göran Dahl