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Finds in Britain

it's ok to have stuff on prehistoric Britain, no problem. As for the beaker culture, it does appear that the most finds by far are from Britain (we need a map), so Britain will have to be given some precedence on this article too. dab (ᛏ) 29 June 2005 16:36 (UTC)

Vandalism

I removed several sections of vandalism, although hilarious and satirical in nature, that do not contribute to this article related to defameing one David John Decoskey.

Luka Papac archaeogenetic thesis

The author of Papac et al 2021 has published his thesis which can be found under the title "Tracking population history, social structure and intergroup exchange in Neolithic to Bronze Age Europe using ancient human and virus genomes". In it he mentions how Bell Beaker lineages and CWC male lineages (y-DNA) are completely non-overlapping even in times where these groups were living in the same area. Worth a read for anyone interested in Bronze Age dynamics 2A02:85F:F89A:3C6B:50EF:8F29:D9A4:7F63 (talk) 11:56, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Helpful pdf link 😁 Tewdar 15:13, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Renewed emphasis on migration- questions

The first paragraph asserts that there was a shift of interpretation. The second paragraph asserts that DNA work is ALSO evidence for the migration theory. The problem with that is that the first paragraph, whilst describing details of migration does not give any evidence for this. Apart from DNA what IS the new evidence that makes them feel this is about migration ?

Secondly, I know this is not the place for general talk on the subject, but I don't know where else I would throw out this thought- We say that 90% of the genes had changed to Beaker People in the British Isles, that is HUGE. Would be suggest that that involved disease ?

IceDragon64 (talk) 01:01, 25 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"taurid"

hello. isn't this term out of use? it sounds like using phrenology to discuss a topic without specifically stating that it's an old and discredited way of analysis seems irresponsible to me. 84.14.201.132 (talk) 10:52, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]