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Science 30 June 2006:
Vol. 312. no. 5782, p. 1875
DOI: 10.1126/science.1123936
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Comment on "Ancient DNA from the First European Farmers in 7500-Year-Old Neolithic Sites"

Albert J. Ammerman1*, Ron Pinhasi2 and Eszter Bánffy3

1 Department of Classics, Colgate University, Hamilton, New York, USA.
2 School of Human and Life Sciences, Whitelands College, Roehampton University, London, UK.
3 Archaeological Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.


Figure 1 Fig. 1. Archaeological sequence of pre-LBK and LBK/AVK Neolithic cultures in Hungary and Central Europe. (A to E) The five schematic maps in time series illustrate the problem of the temporal position of the site of Ecsegfalva, from which one N1a type individual was identified in (1). The first farmers of Eastern Hungary make their appearance in the context of the Körös culture [right side of (B)], whereas the site of Ecsegfalva occurs in the much more recent context of the LBK Alföld culture [right side of (E), where the site of Flomborn is also shown]. [View Larger Version of this Image (36K GIF file)]
 

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