A study of remains from Central Europe suggests the foundations of the modern gene pool were laid down between 4,000 and 2,000 BC - in Neolithic times. These changes were likely brought about by ...

Greble shows how Islam in southeastern Europe was deeply varied, with long-running debates between those who sought to find a voice in the modern state and those who feared their religion would be ...

The earliest evidence of modern humans in Europe has ... “It’s a real group, making an attempt at a real colonization of Western Europe,” said Ludovic Slimak, a paleoanthropologist with ...

The Greek Revolution: 1821 and the Making of Modern Europe. By Mark Mazower. Penguin Press; 608 pages; $35. Allen Lane; £30 WHEN A COALITION of footloose merchants, sea captains, hard-pressed ...

DNA sequenced from nearly 40 ancient skeletons has shed light on the complex prehistoric events that shaped modern European populations. A study of remains from Central Europe suggests the ...