Stone Age Mystery: DNA Reveals Ancient Population Wipeout in France

Ancient DNA from a Neolithic tomb near Paris shows a sharp population crash around 3000 BC.

Researchers found two distinct burial phases, with the earlier local population later replaced by newcomers.

The newcomers likely came from southern France and the Iberian Peninsula.

Ancient pathogen signals suggest disease, along with environmental stress and migration, helped drive the collapse.

The findings shed light on the end of local Stone Age communities and the broader decline of megalithic building in Europe.