Researchers from University College London analysed genome-wide data from six Mesolithic and 67 Neolithic individuals found in Britain, dating from 8500 to 2500 BC.

DNA samples were taken from three sites located at the birthplace of Neolithic farming practices, in the Middle Euphrates basin and the oasis of Damascus, in Syria.

New research, led by the University of Bristol, has shed new light on the eating habits of Neolithic people living in southeastern Europe using food residues from pottery extracts dating back more ...