A question regarding Early European Farmers

Is this term just another way to refer to Anatolian Neolithic Farmers?

Or are they different than Anatolian Neolithic Farmers?

I see some people use them interchangeably. However, afaik, the difference between ANF and EEF is that EEF have a small amount of WHG admixture.

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Originally Posted by Opie

Is this term just another way to refer to Anatolian Neolithic Farmers?

Or are they different than Anatolian Neolithic Farmers?

I see some people use them interchangeably. However, afaik, the difference between ANF and EEF is that EEF have a small amount of WHG admixture.

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Early European Farmers (EEF) are the direct descendants of Anatolian Neolithic Farmers (ANF) who migrated from modern-day Turkey into Europe starting around 6,500–6,000 BCE, bringing agriculture to the continent. While sharing the same ancestral origin, EEF mixed with local European hunter-gatherers, whereas ANF remained more genetically distinct before their westward expansion. Early European Farmers in Central and Western Europe (e.g., Linearbandkeramik culture) carry a small amount (2–6%) of indigenous European Hunter-Gatherer (WHG) ancestry, whereas Anatolian farmers were relatively genetically homogeneous.

briefly, anatolian neolithic farmer + western hunter gatherer = early european farmer