Wednesday, November 28, 2012

The Archaeology News Network: DNA sleuth hunts wine roots in Anatolia

DNA sleuth hunts wine roots in Anatolia
Posted by TANN Ancient, Breakingnews, Evolution, Genetics, Turkey 3:30 PM

There are easier places to make wine than the spectacular, desolate landscapes of southeast Turkey, but DNA analysis suggests it is here that Stone Age farmers first domesticated the wine grape.

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