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Greek origins
« on: Monday, 07 August, 2017 @ 14:49:44 »
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Minoan and Mycenaean Origins Revealed

The ancient Minoans and Mycenaeans were genetically similar, with both peoples descended from early Neolithic farmers, according to new DNA research.

Dating back to the Bronze Age, the archaeological remains of both the Minoans and Mycenaeans show they were culturally, artistically and technically advanced. The Minoans flourished on Crete, beginning around the third millennium BCE, while the Mycenaeans developed on mainland Greece from the second millennium BCE.

The origins of these two remarkable Greek cultures has remained a mystery, but the new analysis is providing fresh insights.

Published in the journal Nature, the new findings point to the Mycenaeans’ and Minoans’ origins being in Neolithic Farmers who migrated from Anatolia to Greece and Crete thousands of years prior to the Bronze Age.

The research results also show that modern Greeks are largely descendants of the Mycenaeans.
http://www.newhistorian.com/history-news-week-minoans-mycenaeans-came/8363/