 Lukacs and Hemphill suggest an initial local development of Mehrgarh, with a continuity in cultural development but a change in population.According to Lukacs and Hemphill, while there is a strong continuity between the neolithic and chalcolithic (Copper Age) cultures of Mehrgarh, dental evidence shows that the chalcolithic population did not descend from the neolithic population of Mehrgarh, which "suggests moderate levels of gene flow.