Thanks Fire-Haired.
I think most of us expected this from all their hints. Still, nice to see such a clear statement in an abstract.
So much for EEF people being 20% WHG picked up in Europe. "And another one bites the dust".
It seems that indeed EEF = ENF.
Interesting that they're so homogenous though even this early. I think it relates to those papers I posted which pointed to thousands of years of exchange of grains, animals, techniques in the Neolithic in that part of the world before they ever made a move toward Europe.(I wonder if Barcin would show any changes, like a hint of ANE?_
Given that comment about big genetic change in the Near East since then, they must be signalling no ANE at that time. Which leaves open the question of when it arrived.
I'm also very interested to see what other minor yDna lineages were involved.
The only odd thing is the comment that there was genetic replacement to a "significant" degree in the Near East as well as in Europe. You'd think that with a Greek on their team they'd be more aware that Europe is not only northern or eastern Europe. Most southern Europeans are at least 70-80% EEF (although perhaps some of it is "farmer" from the Yamnaya?) and central and northwest Europeans are almost half. So, is there at least a 30 point difference for modern Near Easterners? Less? More?
Interesting stuff.