Prehistoric migrations through the Mediterranean basin shaped Corsican Y-chromosome diversity.

The rarity of human remains makes it difficult to apprehend the first settlements in Corsica. It is admitted that initial colonization could have occurred during the Mesolithic period when glaciations would have shortened the open water travel distance from the continent. Mesolithic sites in Corsica...

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Main Authors: Julie Di Cristofaro, Stéphane Mazières, Audrey Tous, Cornelia Di Gaetano, Alice A Lin, Paul Nebbia, Alberto Piazza, Roy J King, Peter Underhill, Jacques Chiaroni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6070208?pdf=render