title: Palaeogenomics: Mitogenomes and Migrations in Europe's Past.
abstract: The latest in a series of transformative studies of DNA from prehistoric Europeans focuses on mitochondrial DNA, bringing fresh surprises and filling in important details of the early stages of a European ancestry stretching back more than 40,000 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, UK. Electronic address: m.b.richards@hud.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Martin B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Richards
authors.affiliation: CBMA (Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology), Department of Biology, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie "L. Spallanzani", Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Torroni
mesh_terms: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D005006:Ethnicity; D005060:Europe; D005062:European Union; D006801:Humans; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial