Evolution and Change in Paternal Lineages in Pre-Indo European scandinavia, from 8000 to 2800bc

Y-DNA Lineages of Scandinavian Hunter Gatherers (8000-4000bc), Funnelbeakers (4200-2800bc) and Pitted Ware Hunters (3200-2800bc) The Scandinavian HGs are the indigenous mesolithic population of Scandinavia, while the Funnelbeakers are the primarily EEF Neolithic Newcomers, carrying different clades of I2a1 only distantly related to the Scandinavian HGs. The Funnelbeakers brought Agriculture and Megalithic building to Scandinavia, themselves coming from the South, until they were replaced by the Indo-European Corded Ware culture coming from the East in 2900bc. A lesser known third culture came to being around this time, known as the Pitted Ware culture. Their Y-DNA is mostly in continuity with Scandinavian HG lineages and they represent a HG resurgance during the Decline of the Funnelbeakers. They were gradually absorbed and replaced by the Corded Ware Culture.