Inferring patterns of folktale diffusion using genomic data
Inferring patterns of folktale diffusion using genomic data
E. Bortolini,Luca Pagani,10 Authors,J. Tehrani
2017 · DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1614395114
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 42 Citations
TLDR
State-of-the-art genomic evidence is used to directly assess the relevance of demic diffusion processes, in particular on the distribution of Old World folktales at intermediate geographic scales, and identify individual stories that are more likely to be transmitted through population movement and replacement.