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A mosaic genetic structure of the human population living in the South Baltic region during the Iron Age

Despite the increase in our knowledge about the factors that shaped the genetic structure of the human population in Europe, the demographic processes that occurred during and after the Early Bronze Age (EBA) in Central-East Europe remain unclear. To fill the gap, we isolated and sequenced DNAs of 6...

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Autores principales: Stolarek, Ireneusz, Juras, Anna, Handschuh, Luiza, Marcinkowska-Swojak, Malgorzata, Philips, Anna, Zenczak, Michal, Dębski, Artur, Kóčka-Krenz, Hanna, Piontek, Janusz, Kozlowski, Piotr, Figlerowicz, Marek
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5802798/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29410482
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20705-6
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author Stolarek, Ireneusz
Juras, Anna
Handschuh, Luiza
Marcinkowska-Swojak, Malgorzata
Philips, Anna
Zenczak, Michal
Dębski, Artur
Kóčka-Krenz, Hanna
Piontek, Janusz
Kozlowski, Piotr
Figlerowicz, Marek
author_facet Stolarek, Ireneusz
Juras, Anna
Handschuh, Luiza
Marcinkowska-Swojak, Malgorzata
Philips, Anna
Zenczak, Michal
Dębski, Artur
Kóčka-Krenz, Hanna
Piontek, Janusz
Kozlowski, Piotr
Figlerowicz, Marek
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description Despite the increase in our knowledge about the factors that shaped the genetic structure of the human population in Europe, the demographic processes that occurred during and after the Early Bronze Age (EBA) in Central-East Europe remain unclear. To fill the gap, we isolated and sequenced DNAs of 60 individuals from Kowalewko, a bi-ritual cemetery of the Iron Age (IA) Wielbark culture, located between the Oder and Vistula rivers (Kow-OVIA population). The collected data revealed high genetic diversity of Kow-OVIA, suggesting that it was not a small isolated population. Analyses of mtDNA haplogroup frequencies and genetic distances performed for Kow-OVIA and other ancient European populations showed that Kow-OVIA was most closely linked to the Jutland Iron Age (JIA) population. However, the relationship of both populations to the preceding Late Neolithic (LN) and EBA populations were different. We found that this phenomenon is most likely the consequence of the distinct genetic history observed for Kow-OVIA women and men. Females were related to the Early-Middle Neolithic farmers, whereas males were related to JIA and LN Bell Beakers. In general, our findings disclose the mechanisms that could underlie the formation of the local genetic substructures in the South Baltic region during the IA.
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spelling pubmed-58027982018-02-14 A mosaic genetic structure of the human population living in the South Baltic region during the Iron Age Stolarek, Ireneusz Juras, Anna Handschuh, Luiza Marcinkowska-Swojak, Malgorzata Philips, Anna Zenczak, Michal Dębski, Artur Kóčka-Krenz, Hanna Piontek, Janusz Kozlowski, Piotr Figlerowicz, Marek Sci Rep Article Despite the increase in our knowledge about the factors that shaped the genetic structure of the human population in Europe, the demographic processes that occurred during and after the Early Bronze Age (EBA) in Central-East Europe remain unclear. To fill the gap, we isolated and sequenced DNAs of 60 individuals from Kowalewko, a bi-ritual cemetery of the Iron Age (IA) Wielbark culture, located between the Oder and Vistula rivers (Kow-OVIA population). The collected data revealed high genetic diversity of Kow-OVIA, suggesting that it was not a small isolated population. Analyses of mtDNA haplogroup frequencies and genetic distances performed for Kow-OVIA and other ancient European populations showed that Kow-OVIA was most closely linked to the Jutland Iron Age (JIA) population. However, the relationship of both populations to the preceding Late Neolithic (LN) and EBA populations were different. We found that this phenomenon is most likely the consequence of the distinct genetic history observed for Kow-OVIA women and men. Females were related to the Early-Middle Neolithic farmers, whereas males were related to JIA and LN Bell Beakers. In general, our findings disclose the mechanisms that could underlie the formation of the local genetic substructures in the South Baltic region during the IA. Nature Publishing Group UK 2018-02-06 /pmc/articles/PMC5802798/ /pubmed/29410482 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20705-6 Text en © The Author(s) 2018 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
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Stolarek, Ireneusz
Juras, Anna
Handschuh, Luiza
Marcinkowska-Swojak, Malgorzata
Philips, Anna
Zenczak, Michal
Dębski, Artur
Kóčka-Krenz, Hanna
Piontek, Janusz
Kozlowski, Piotr
Figlerowicz, Marek
A mosaic genetic structure of the human population living in the South Baltic region during the Iron Age
title A mosaic genetic structure of the human population living in the South Baltic region during the Iron Age
title_full A mosaic genetic structure of the human population living in the South Baltic region during the Iron Age
title_fullStr A mosaic genetic structure of the human population living in the South Baltic region during the Iron Age
title_full_unstemmed A mosaic genetic structure of the human population living in the South Baltic region during the Iron Age
title_short A mosaic genetic structure of the human population living in the South Baltic region during the Iron Age
title_sort mosaic genetic structure of the human population living in the south baltic region during the iron age
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5802798/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29410482
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20705-6
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