7,000-Year-Old DNA Rewrites the Story of the “Neolithic Revolution”

Ancient DNA from three Moroccan sites rewrites the story of farming in North Africa.

The Neolithic in the Maghreb emerged through mixing among local hunter-gatherers, incoming European farmers, and Saharan pastoralists.

The findings point to both migration and local adoption of new farming practices, not a single wave of replacement.

The study changes how researchers understand the origin of Neolithic societies in the region.