Editing Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (section)

=== Analysis of mitochondrial DNA ===
Since the original human expansions out of Africa 200,000 years ago, different prehistoric and historic migration events have taken place in Europe.<ref name="DT" /> Considering that the movement of the people implies a consequent movement of their genes, it is possible to estimate the impact of these migrations through the genetic analysis of human populations.<ref name="DT" /> Agricultural and husbandry practices originated 10,000 years ago in a region of the Near East known as the Fertile Crescent.<ref name="DT" /> According to the archaeological record this phenomenon, known as "Neolithic", rapidly expanded from these territories into Europe.<ref name="DT" /> However, whether this diffusion was accompanied or not by human migrations is greatly debated.<ref name="DT" /> [[Mitochondrial DNA]] – a type of maternally inherited DNA located in the cell cytoplasm- was recovered from the remains of Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) farmers in the Near East and then compared to available data from other Neolithic populations in Europe and also to modern populations from South Eastern Europe and the Near East.<ref name="DT" /> The obtained results show that substantial human migrations were involved in the Neolithic spread and suggest that the first Neolithic farmers entered Europe following a maritime route through [[Cyprus]] and the [[Aegean Islands]].<ref name=DT>[[File:CC-BY icon.svg|50px]] Material was copied from this source, which is available under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License] {{Cite journal |last1=Turbón |first1=Daniel |last2=Arroyo-Pardo |first2=Eduardo |date=5 June 2014 |title=Ancient DNA Analysis of 8000 B.C. Near Eastern Farmers Supports an Early Neolithic Pioneer Maritime Colonization of Mainland Europe through Cyprus and the Aegean Islands |journal=PLOS Genetics |language=en |volume=10 |issue=6 |pages=e1004401 |doi=10.1371/journal.pgen.1004401 |issn=1553-7404 |pmc=4046922 |pmid=24901650 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

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File:Genetic distance between PPNB farmers and modern populations.jpg|Genetic distance between PPNB farmers and modern populations
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