Publications by authors named "Nadezhda Atanassova"
Archaeogenetic studies have described two main genetic turnover events in prehistoric western Eurasia: one associated with the spread of farming and a sedentary lifestyle starting around 7000-6000 BC (refs. ) and a second with the expansion of pastoralist groups from the Eurasian steppes starting around 3300 BC (refs. ).
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- The origins of horseback riding are still unclear, with evidence suggesting horses were domesticated for milk around 3500 to 3000 BCE, but not confirming they were ridden.
- The preservation of riding equipment is rare, and the validity of dental studies in horses is debated, making it difficult to ascertain when horses were first ridden.
- A study of five Yamnaya individuals from 3021 to 2501 BCE shows distinct bone changes associated with riding, marking them as the earliest known human riders.
Farming was first introduced to Europe in the mid-seventh millennium bc, and was associated with migrants from Anatolia who settled in the southeast before spreading throughout Europe. Here, to understand the dynamics of this process, we analysed genome-wide ancient DNA data from 225 individuals who lived in southeastern Europe and surrounding regions between 12000 and 500 bc. We document a west-east cline of ancestry in indigenous hunter-gatherers and, in eastern Europe, the early stages in the formation of Bronze Age steppe ancestry.
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