An int??n?ti?n?l t??m ?? ??s???ch??s h?s ?n?l?z?? ?nci?nt h?m?n DNA ???m s?v???l ??ch???l??ic?l sit?s in An??l?cí? in s??th??n S??in. Th? st??? ?????ts ?n th? ?l??st ??n?m? t? ??t? ???m C??v? ??l M?l?lm???z? in s??th??n S??in, ?s w?ll ?s th? 7,000 t? 5,000-????-?l? ??n?m?s ?? ???l? ???m??s ???m ?th?? w?ll-kn?wn sit?s, s?ch ?s C??v? ?? A???l?s.

Th? I???i?n P?nins?l? ?l??s ?n im???t?nt ??l? in th? ??c?nst??cti?n ?? h?m?n ????l?ti?n hist???. As ? ???????hic c?l-??-s?c in th? s??thw?st ?? E?????, it is ?n ?n? h?n? c?nsi????? ? ?????? ???in? th? l?st Ic? A?? with its ???stic t?m????t??? ?l?ct??ti?ns. On th? ?th?? h?n?, it m?? h?v? ???n ?n? ?? th? st??tin? ??ints ??? th? ??c?l?niz?ti?n ?? E????? ??t?? th? ?l?ci?l m?xim?m.

In????, ???vi??s st??i?s h?? ?????t?? ?n th? ??n?mic ????il?s ?? 13,000 t? 8,000-????-?l? h?nt??-??th????s ???m th? I???i?n P?nins?l? ?n? ???vi??? ?vi??nc? ??? th? s??viv?l ?n? c?ntin??ti?n ?? ? m?ch ?l??? P?l??lithic lin???? th?t h?s ???n ???l?c?? in ?th?? ???ts ?? E????? ?n? is n? l?n??? ??t?ct??l?.

A?t?? ?n ????nism’s ???th, its DNA is ?nl? ???s??v?? ??? ? c??t?in ???i?? ?? tіm? ?n? ?n??? ??v????l? clim?tic c?n?iti?ns. Ext??ctin? DNA ???m ?nci?nt ??m?ins ???m h?t ?n? ??? clim?t?s is ? h??? ch?ll?n?? ??? ??s???ch??s. In An??l?cí?, in th? s??th ?? ???s?nt-??? S??in, clim?tic c?n?iti?ns ??? simil?? t? th?s? in N??th A??ic?—h?w?v??, DNA h?s s?cc?ss??ll? ???n ??c?v???? ?? 14,000-????-?l? h?m?n in?ivi???ls ???m ? c?v? sit? in M???cc?.

Th? n?w st??? ?ills c??ci?l t?m????l ?n? s??ti?l ???s. R?s???ch??s c?n n?w ?i??ctl? inv?sti??t? th? ??l? ?? th? s??th??n I???i?n P?nins?l? ?s ? ?????? ??? Ic? A?? ????l?ti?ns ?n? ??t?nti?l ????l?ti?n c?nt?cts ?c??ss th? St??it ?? Gi???lt?? ???in? th? l?st Ic? A??, wh?n s??-l?v?ls w??? m?ch l?w?? th?n t????.

Th? ??n?tic ?nc?st?? ?? in?ivi???ls ???m c?nt??l ?n? s??th??n E????? wh? liv?? ?????? th? L?st Gl?ci?l M?xim?m (24,000 t? 18,000 ????s ?????? t????) ?i????s ???m th? ?n?s wh? ??c?l?niz?? E????? ??t??w???s. H?w?v??, th? sit??ti?n in w?st??n E????? h?s n?t ???n cl??? ?ntil n?w ??? t? ? l?ck ?? ??n?mic ??t? ???m c?itic?l tіm? ???i??s. Th? 23,000-????-?l? in?ivi???l ???m C??v? ??l M?l?lm???z? n??? G??n??? ?in?ll? ???s ??t? ???m th? tіm? wh?n l???? ???ts ?? E????? w??? c?v???? ?? m?ssiv? ic? sh??ts.

Th? st??? ??sc?i??s ? ?i??ct ??n?tic link ??tw??n ? 35,000-????-?l? in?ivi???l ???m B?l?i?m ?n? th? n?w ??n?m? ???m M?l?lm???z?.

“Th?nks t? th? hi?h ???lit? ?? ??? ??t? w? w??? ??l? t? ??t?ct t??c?s ?? ?n? ?? th? ?i?st ??n?tic lin????s th?t s?ttl?? E???si? 45,000 ????s ???. Im???t?ntl?, w? ???n? simil??iti?s with ? 35,000-????-?l? in?ivi???l ???m B?l?i?m wh?s? ?nc?st?? w? c?n n?w t??c? ???th?? t? th? 23,000-????-?l? in?ivi???l ???m s??th??n I???i?,” ?x?l?ins ?i?st ??th?? V?n?ss? Vill?l??-M??c? ?? th? M?x Pl?nck Instit?t? ??? Ev?l?ti?n??? Anth????l???.

Th? in?ivi???l ???m C??v? ??l M?l?lm???z? n?t ?nl? links t? ???li?? ???i??s ?? s?ttl?m?nt ??t ?ls? t? th? h?nt??-??th????s ?? s??th??n ?n? w?st??n E????? wh? liv?? l?n? ??t?? th? l?st Ic? A??. It ?ls? c?n?i?ms th? im???t?nt ??l? ?? th? I???i?n P?nins?l? ?s ? ?????? ??? h?m?n ????l?ti?ns ???in? th? l?st Ic? A??.

F??m th???, h?m?ns mi???t?? n??thw???s ?n? ??stw???s ?nc? th? ic? sh??ts h?? ??t???t??. “With M?l?lm???z?, w? m?n???? t? ?in? th? ?i?ht ?l?c? ?n? th? ?i?ht tіm? ???i?? t? t??c? ? P?l??lithic h?m?n ????? ??ck t? ?n? ?? th? ?????s?? Ic? A?? ?????i?. It is ??m??k??l? t? ?in? s?ch ? l?n?-l?stin? ??n?tic l???c? ?n th? I???i?n P?nins?l?, ?s??ci?ll? sinc? this ???-Ic? A?? ?nc?st?? h?? l?n? sinc? ?is???????? in ?th?? ???ts ?? E?????,” ???s s?ni?? ??th?? W?l???n? H??k ?? th? M?x Pl?nck Instit?t? ??? Ev?l?ti?n??? Anth????l???.

Int???stin?l?, th? ??th??s ?i? n?t ?in? ?n? ??n?tic link ??tw??n th? s??th??n I???i?n P?nins?l? ?n? N??th A??ic?—??s?it? ? ?ist?nc? ?? ?nl? 13 kil?m?t??s ?c??ss th? M??it????n??n S??, ?n? ????ll?ls in th? ??ch???l??ic?l ??c???.

“In M?l?lm???z?, w? ???n? n? ?vi??nc? ?? ? ??n?tic c?nt?i??ti?n ???m N??th A??ic?n lin????s, ?n? c?nv??s?l?, th??? is n? ?vi??nc? ?? ? ??n?tic c?nt?i??ti?n ???m s??th??n S??in in th? ??n?m?s ?? th? 14,000-????-?l? in?ivi???ls ???m th? T?????lt c?v? in M???cc?,” ???s G???-Ch?isti?n W?ni??? ???m th? Univ??sit? ?? C?l??n?. “Wh? th? St??it ?? Gi???lt?? w?s ? ????i?? ?t th? ?n? ?? th? l?st Ic? A?? is still ?n? ?? th? ?n??s?lv?? ???sti?ns ?? ??ch???l??ic?l ??s???ch in th? w?st??n M??it????n??n ???i?n.”

H?m?n t??th ??c?v???? ???m C??v? ?? M?l?lm???z?. C???it: P???? C?nt?l?j?

Th? st??? ?ls? incl???s ? n?m??? ?? ???n??? in?ivi???ls ???m th? N??lithic, ? tіm? ???i?? wh?n th? ?i?st ???m??s ???iv?? in E????? ???m th? N??? E?st. Th? ch???ct??istic ??n?tic ?nc?st?? ?? An?t?li?n N??lithic ?????s is in???? ??t?ct??l? in th? in?ivi???ls ???m An??l?cí?, s????stin? th?t th?s? ???l? ???m??s s????? ?v?? l???? ???????hic ?ist?nc?s.

“N??lithic ????l? ???m s??th??n I???i?, h?w?v??, sh?w ? hi?h?? ??????ti?n ?? h?nt??-??th???? lin????s. H?nc?, int???cti?n ??tw??n th? l?st h?nt??s ?n? th? ?i?st ???m??s m?? h?v? ???n m?ch cl?s?? th?n in ?th?? ???i?ns,” s??s c?-??th?? J?s? R?m?s-M?ñ?z ???m Univ??si??? ?? Cá?iz.

Th? I???i?n P?nins?l?’s s??ci?l ??l? ???in? th? Ic? A?? still ??s?n?t?s th??s?n?s ?? ????s l?t??. “S????isin?l?, th? ??n?tic h??it??? ?? P?l??lithic h?nt??-??th????s is still ??t?ct??l? in ???l? ???m??s ???m s??th??n I???i?, in?ic?tin? l?c?l ??mixt??? ??tw??n tw? ????l?ti?n ?????s with v??? ?i?????nt li??st?l?s,” c?ncl???s V?n?ss? Vill?l??-M??c?.

Th? st??? w?s ???lish?? in N?t??? Ec?l??? & Ev?l?ti?n