Neolithization and Population Replacement in Britain: An Alternative View

Investigation of British Mesolithic and Neolithic genomes suggests discontinuity between the two has been interpreted as indicating a significant migration continental farmers, displacing indigenous population. These incomers had already acquired some hunter-gatherer genetic heritage before their arrival, this increased little in Britain. However, proportion ancestry is generally greater than for most contemporary examples on continent, particularly emerging evidence from northern France, while ultimate origin populations Iberia open to question. Both date calculated arrival new people Britain westerly are at odds with other aspects existing evidence. Here, two-phase model Neolithization proposed. The first appearance things practices significantly predated more substantial transfer population, creating conditions under which communities could be brought into being. rather later establishment major stream coincided an acceleration spread artefacts activities, well enrichment material assemblage.