The wave migrated to Europe at the end of the Ice Age

German scientists found climate change in the Ice Age eventually led to the disappearance of most Europeans and the emergence of newcomers from the Middle East and Eurasia.

Modern Europeans may be descendants of people migrating from other lands.(Photo: Science News).

According to Sputnik News, scientists from Max Planck Institute of Human History, Germany, analyzed mitochondrial DNA (mtADN) in prehistoric skeletons to identify the origins of modern Europeans. This type of DNA is inherited from the mother through generations without being changed.

The results of the study published Feb. 4 in Current Biology show that most groups of people living in Europe after the Ice Age did not involve prehistoric Europeans (Neanderthals) . According to scientists, climate change at the end of the Ice Age made ancient Europeans gradually disappear.

In the initial migrations, Asians and Native Americans replaced the ancient Europeans, causing the group to become extinct. After the Ice Age, the Middle East also migrated to Europe. However, today, the Middle East does not appear much in Europe but mainly distributed in Asia, Australia and America. Modern Europeans are more likely to be descendants of Asian-European and Northern Europeans.