Danish DNA-study reveals violent extermination of previous populations!

In the WI: Larger Vinland thread in Before 1900 AD I referred to a spead given by DNA scientist Eske Willerslev which was to be publizised in Nature - link to article.

The article linked to trace the history of "Denmark" which traditional archeology have - pre-DNA - ascribed to a core population at the end of the last ice-age being supplied by migrations all in a peacefull manner.

Eske Willerslev paint another picture of twice annihalation of the existing population by invaders - yes we are back to post-WW II history writing though this time backed by science!

"Danish" pre-history begin around 13,000 BC when the European Glaciers upon "Denmark" melt away and dark-skinned blue-eyed hunter-gatherers move north. As the Scandinavian ice-sheet retreat these peoples move into what is Scania and Southern Norway.

At the end of Younger Dryas cold period 10,800-9,600 BC (give or take a few centuries of beginning and end depending upon source) these hunter-gatherer's is termed the Maglemose Culture. By 6,500 BC the culture is termed Kongemose Culture.

Kongemose Culture is changed to Ertebølle Culture 5,200 BC - a new time of much violence according to Fortidens slagmarker/Battlefields of old by archeologist Jeannette Varberg.

This may be due to a change in climate from dry to more wet thus a larger population which actually grow too much leading to competition of resources. (my interpretation)

3,900 BC see huge change in "Denmark" - migration into the area of Anatolian Peasants. This lead to an extinction of the hunter-gatherer Kongemose culture population though epidemics arriving along the migration may contribute to the Genocide. (Willerslev at speak 141223)

Kristian Kristiansen of Göteborg University argue that the Kongemose culture population may have migrated to Norway where the like DNA-profiles are found - though look up the second paragraph - they were already in area since the first post-glaciation migration.

Another take is that the Kongemose population was so small - 5,000 to 50,000 - as to not being traceable in modern population DNA any more.

Yersina Pestis is found in burials dating to 3500-3000 BC.

These Anatolian Peasants are the builders of early burial mounds.

A thousand years later 2,900 BC a new migration takes place. This time its mounted Yamnaya culture from the Pontic Steppe that replace the Anatolian Peasants - here there is no surviving population to point to. The migration have been preceded by Yersina Pestis as mentioned previously. The Yamnaya are our ancestors. They engineer the first huge felling of forests in Denmark and settle even in the barren central Jutland which is possible as they introduce the wheel - might have looked homely to somebody migrating from the Pontic Steppe and ideal for rearing of horses.

Burial rites change from family, clan to single burials - some in huge chamber graves; a stratified society. The initial phase is known as the Battleaxe Culture.