The LOST Children of the Ice Age: The Mysterious DNA of Europe’s First People | History for Sleep

Who were the lost children of the Ice Age – and why did their
genetic footprints almost disappear from Europe?





In this History for Sleep episode from Sleepy Time Mystery, drift
into a calm, atmospheric journey through the last Ice Age and the
mysterious DNA of Europe’s first modern humans. From Aurignacian
pioneers and Gravettian mammoth hunters to Magdalenian artists
and Mesolithic foragers, we explore what ancient DNA reveals
about their origins, migrations, and sudden vanishing.





Learn how climate change, glacial refuges, and later Neolithic
farmers reshaped Europe’s genetic landscape, leaving behind ghost
lineages and unanswered questions. We balance hard science with
human stories, asking what it really means for whole peoples to
fade from the record.





If you enjoy relaxing history, ancient DNA, prehistory, and
archaeology told in a soothing, sleep-friendly style, this video
is for you.





Settle in, press play, and let the Ice Age pass by in the dark.





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Sources:


- Fu, Q. et al. “The genetic history of Ice Age Europe.” Nature
(2016).


- Posth, C. et al. “Pleistocene mitochondrial genomes suggest a
single major dispersal of non-Africans and a Late Glacial
population turnover in Europe.” Current Biology (2016).


- Haak, W. et al. “Massive migration from the steppe was a source
for Indo-European languages in Europe.” Nature (2015).


- Lazaridis, I. et al. “Genomic insights into the origin of
farming in the ancient Near East.” Nature (2016).


- Gamble, C. The Palaeolithic Societies of Europe. Cambridge
University Press (1999).





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