Scandinavia's first farmers slaughtered hunter-gatherer population, DNA suggests
Summary
Ancient DNA analysis indicates that Scandinavia's first farmers violently replaced the region's hunter-gatherer population, rather than peacefully coexisting or intermixing with them.
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