High continuity of forager ancestry in the Neolithic period of the eastern Maghreb

Nature, Published online: 12 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08699-4Ancient DNA from the eastern Maghreb (Tunisia and Algeria) dating between 15,000 and 6,000 years ago shows that this region was far less affected by external gene flow than the rest of the Neolithic Mediterranean, including not only Europe but also the western Maghreb (Morocco).

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High continuity of forager ancestry in the Neolithic period of the eastern Maghreb

Nature, Published online: 12 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08699-4Ancient DNA from the eastern Maghreb (Tunisia and Algeria) dating between 15,000 and 6,000 years ago shows that this region was far less affected by external gene flow than the rest of the Neolithic Mediterranean, including not only Europe but also the western Maghreb (Morocco).