Journal article
The maternal genetic make-up of the Iberian Peninsula between the Neolithic and the Early Bronze Age
Scientific reports, Vol.7(1), pp.15644-15
11/15/2017
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-15480-9
PMCID: PMC5688114
PMID: 29142317
Abstract
Agriculture first reached the Iberian Peninsula around 5700 BCE. However, little is known about the genetic structure and changes of prehistoric populations in different geographic areas of Iberia. In our study, we focus on the maternal genetic makeup of the Neolithic (~ 5500-3000 BCE), Chalcolithic (~ 3000-2200 BCE) and Early Bronze Age (~ 2200-1500 BCE). We report ancient mitochondrial DNA results of 213 individuals (151 HVS-I sequences) from the northeast, central, southeast and southwest regions and thus on the largest archaeogenetic dataset from the Peninsula to date. Similar to other parts of Europe, we observe a discontinuity between hunter-gatherers and the first farmers of the Neolithic. During the subsequent periods, we detect regional continuity of Early Neolithic lineages across Iberia, however the genetic contribution of hunter-gatherers is generally higher than in other parts of Europe and varies regionally. In contrast to ancient DNA findings from Central Europe, we do not observe a major turnover in the mtDNA record of the Iberian Late Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age, suggesting that the population history of the Iberian Peninsula is distinct in character.
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- The maternal genetic make-up of the Iberian Peninsula between the Neolithic and the Early Bronze Age
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- Anna Szécsényi-Nagy - Laboratory of Archaeogenetics in the Institute of Archaeology, Research Centre for the Humanities, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary. szecsenyi-nagy.anna@btk.mta.huChristina Roth - Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, GermanyGuido Brandt - Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Jena, GermanyCristina Rihuete-Herrada - Departamento de Prehistoria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainCristina Tejedor-Rodríguez - Arcadia-General Foundation of Valladolid University, Valladolid, SpainPetra Held - Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, GermanyÍñigo García-Martínez-de-Lagrán - Arcadia-General Foundation of Valladolid University, Valladolid, SpainHéctor Arcusa Magallón - Arcadia-General Foundation of Valladolid University, Valladolid, SpainStephanie Zesch - German Mummy Project, Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen, Mannheim, GermanyCorina Knipper - Curt-Engelhorn-Zentrum Archäometrie gGmbH, Mannheim, GermanyEszter Bánffy - Romano-Germanic Commission, German Archaeological Institute, Frankfurt am Main, GermanySusanne Friederich - State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony-Anhalt and State Museum of Prehistory, Halle, GermanyHarald Meller - State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony-Anhalt and State Museum of Prehistory, Halle, GermanyPrimitiva Bueno Ramírez - Departamento de Historia y Filosofía, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Alcalá de Henares, SpainRosa Barroso Bermejo - Departamento de Historia y Filosofía, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Alcalá de Henares, SpainRodrigo de Balbín Behrmann - Departamento de Historia y Filosofía, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Alcalá de Henares, SpainAna M Herrero-Corral - Departamento de Prehistoria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, SpainRaúl Flores Fernández - Professional Archaeologist, Parla (Madrid), SpainCarmen Alonso Fernández - Cronos SC Arqueología y Patrimonio, Burgos, SpainJavier Jiménez Echevarria - Cronos SC Arqueología y Patrimonio, Burgos, SpainLaura Rindlisbacher - Integrative Prehistory and Archaeological Science, University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandCamila Oliart - Departamento de Prehistoria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainMaría-Inés Fregeiro - Departamento de Prehistoria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainIgnacio Soriano - Departamento de Prehistoria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainOriol Vicente - Departamento de Prehistoria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainRafael Micó - Departamento de Prehistoria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainVicente Lull - Departamento de Prehistoria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainJorge Soler Díaz - Museo Arqueológico de Alicante-MARQ, Alicante, SpainJuan Antonio López Padilla - Museo Arqueológico de Alicante-MARQ, Alicante, SpainConsuelo Roca de Togores Muñoz - Museo Arqueológico de Alicante-MARQ, Alicante, SpainMauro S Hernández Pérez - Departamento de Prehistoria, Arqueología, Historia Antigua, Filología Griega y Filología Latina, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, SpainFrancisco Javier Jover Maestre - Departamento de Prehistoria, Arqueología, Historia Antigua, Filología Griega y Filología Latina, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, SpainJoaquín Lomba Maurandi - Departamento de Prehistoria, Arqueología, Historia Antigua, Historia Medieval y Ciencias y Técnicas Historiográficas, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, SpainAzucena Avilés Fernández - Departamento de Prehistoria, Arqueología, Historia Antigua, Historia Medieval y Ciencias y Técnicas Historiográficas, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, SpainKatina T Lillios - Department of Anthropology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of AmericaAna Maria Silva - UNIARQ, University of Lisbon, Lisboa, PortugalMiguel Magalhães Ramalho - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P., Museu Geológico, Lisboa, PortugalLuiz Miguel Oosterbeek - Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Instituto Terra e Memória, Geosciences Centre of Coimbra University, Tomar, PortugalClaudia Cunha - Programa de Capacitação Institucional MCTIC/MPEG, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Belém, BrazilAnna J Waterman - Department of Natural and Applied Sciences, Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of AmericaJordi Roig Buxó - Arrago Ltd, Barcelona, SpainAndrés Martínez - Museo Arquelógico de Lorca, Lorca, SpainJuana Ponce Martínez - Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, SpainMark Hunt Ortiz - Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, SpainJuan Carlos Mejías-García - Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, SpainJuan Carlos Pecero Espín - Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, SpainRosario Cruz-Auñón Briones - Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, SpainTiago Tomé - Universidade Federal do Pará, Campus Universitário do Guamá, Belém, BrazilEduardo Carmona Ballestero - Servicio Territorial de Cultura de Valladolid, Valladolid, SpainJoão Luís Cardoso - Departamento de Ciencias Sociais e de Gestao, Universidade Aberta, Lisboa, PortugalAna Cristina Araújo - Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (CIBIO-InBIO) & Directorate-General for Cultural Heritage (DGPC), Lisboa, PortugalCorina Liesau von Lettow-Vorbeck - Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, SpainConcepción Blasco Bosqued - Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, SpainPatricia Ríos Mendoza - Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, SpainAna Pujante - Arqueología Estudios, Murcia, SpainJosé I Royo-Guillén - Technical archaeologist, Gobierno de Aragón, Zaragoza, SpainMarco Aurelio Esquembre Beviá - Arpa Patrimonio Ltd, Alicante, SpainVictor Manuel Dos Santos Goncalves - Centro de Arqueologia da Universidade de Lisboa (Uniarq), Lisboa, PortugalRui Parreira - Centro de Arqueologia da Universidade de Lisboa (Uniarq), Lisboa, PortugalElena Morán Hernández - Centro de Arqueologia da Universidade de Lisboa (Uniarq), Lisboa, PortugalElena Méndez Izquierdo - Grupo de Investigación HUM-949 TELLUS, Prehistoria y Arqueología en el Sur de Iberia, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, SpainJorge Vega Y Miguel - ARGEA Ltd., Madrid, SpainRoberto Menduiña García - ARGEA Ltd., Madrid, SpainVictoria Martínez Calvo - GIPSIA Ltd., Toledo, SpainOscar López Jiménez - GIPSIA Ltd., Toledo, SpainJohannes Krause - Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Jena, GermanySandra L Pichler - Integrative Prehistory and Archaeological Science, University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandRafael Garrido-Pena - Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, SpainMichael Kunst - German Archaeological Institute Madrid, Madrid, SpainRoberto Risch - Departamento de Prehistoria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainManuel A Rojo-Guerra - Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, SpainWolfgang Haak - School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, AustriaKurt W Alt - Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Environmental Science, Basel University, Basel, Switzerland. kurt.alt@unibas.ch
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Scientific reports, Vol.7(1), pp.15644-15
- DOI
- 10.1038/s41598-017-15480-9
- PMID
- 29142317
- PMCID
- PMC5688114
- NLM abbreviation
- Sci Rep
- ISSN
- 2045-2322
- eISSN
- 2045-2322
- Publisher
- England
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/15/2017
- Academic Unit
- Anthropology; International Programs
- Record Identifier
- 9983983661602771
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