Ancient DNA vs Ex Oriente Lux

In recent years you may have read academic papers, books and press articles claiming that the Early Bronze Age Yamnaya culture of the Pontic-Caspian steppe was founded by migrants from the Caucasus, Mesopotamia or even Central Asia. Of course, none of this is true. The Yamnaya herders and closely related groups, such as the people associated with the Corded Ware culture, expanded from the

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