Lord Byron described Greece as great, fallen, and immortal, a characterization more apt
than he knew. Through most of its long history, Greece was poor. But in the classical era …

The Y chromosome has been widely explored for the study of human migrations. Due to its
paternal inheritance, the Y chromosome polymorphisms are helpful tools for understanding …

The impact of the Neolithic dispersal on the western European populations is subject to
continuing debate. To trace and date genetic lineages potentially brought during this …

Knowledge of high resolution Y-chromosome haplogroup diversification within Iran provides
important geographic context regarding the spread and compartmentalization of male …

Haplogroup G, together with J2 clades, has been associated with the spread of agriculture,
especially in the European context. However, interpretations based on simple haplogroup …

Located in the center of the Mediterranean landscape and with an extensive coastal line, the
territory of what is today Italy has played an important role in the history of human …

Abstract Context: The Mediterranean area has always played a significant role in human
dispersal due to the large number of migratory events contributing to shape the cultural …

Background Due to the rapid progress of next-generation sequencing (NGS) facilities, an
explosion of human whole genome data will become available in the coming years. These …

“An ambitious and lucid full narrative account of the peopling of Europe... this will
undoubtedly provide a base line for future debates on the origins of the Europeans.”—JP …

Abstract Greek colonisation of South Italy and Sicily (Magna Graecia) was a defining event
in European cultural history, although the demographic processes and genetic impacts …