Late Neolithic Ukranian Paleogenomics and the Establishment of Modern European Genetic Diversity
Event Details
Date
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Time
7-8:20 p.m.
Location
Wisconsin Historical Society (across from the Memorial Union)
Description
The Charles E. Brown Chapter of the Wisconsin Archeological Society presents Jordan Karsten of UW-Oshkosh, who will discuss the biological and behavioral consequences of the transition to agriculture in prehistory, with a focus on the paleo-genomics of some of the earliest farmers in Europe. Come hear how ancient DNA and skeletal analysis of human remains excavated from Verteba Cave in the Ukraine sheds a remarkable light on European prehistory.
Cost
Free