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Originally Posted by Agrippa
There was rather racial-population continuity in that area though. The early Neolithic influences (genetically) might have been rather minor. Furthermore what do you mean with iron working?
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The crucial point (for expansion) was long before, as you say, but, and keep in mind i'm using the Gimbutas theory here, she also stated that it was the Kurgan culture (probably in it's expansion southwards) that gave origin to the development of iron tools and not the othe way around (metal working coming from a South Eastern source). She called this the "secondary Urheimat" and also "late PIE expansion".
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Originally Posted by Agrippa
And the harsh climate disappeared already earlier, what has that to do with population continuity in much later Neolithic times?
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Because in the original "Urheimat" (to use her terminology" conditions weren't exactly favourable and you probably agree with me that no matter when these pressures occur they always have impact on populations.
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Originally Posted by Agrippa
the dominant type in most Kurgan graves was Cromagnoid (with Mediterranoid and Nordoid).
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You mean Kurgan graves "proper" or, after their expansion, in new settled territories? I'm asking cause in the later case there might be some intermediary types present.