Congruent distribution of Neolithic painted pottery and ceramic figurines with Y-chromosome lineages

@article{King2002CongruentDO,
  title={Congruent distribution of Neolithic painted pottery and ceramic figurines with Y-chromosome lineages},
  author={Roy J. King and Peter A. Underhill},
  journal={Antiquity},
  year={2002},
  volume={76},
  pages={707 - 714}
}
The authors propose a correlation between certain elements of Neolithic material culture — painted pottery and anthropomorphic figurines — and Y-chromosome haplotypes, suggesting a shared history of dispersal of human populations and cultural ideas. 
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