How ancient herders rewrote northern Europeans’ genetic story
DNA analyses show the Yamnaya made people more prone to diseases like MS starting 5,000 years ago
A Danish bog skull known as Porsmose Man, found with an arrow that had been shot through his nose, dates to around 4,600 years ago. Ancient DNA analyses now indicate that incoming herding groups transformed the genetic profiles of people, including the Danes, throughout northern Europe at that time.