Demographic history and genetic structure in pre-Hispanic Central Mexico
Villa-Islas V, Izarraras-Gomez A, Larena M et al.
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Aridoamerica and Mesoamerica are two distinct cultural areas in northern and central Mexico, respectively, that hosted numerous pre-Hispanic civilizations between 2500 BCE and 1521 CE. The division between these regions shifted southward because of severe droughts ~1100 years ago, which allegedly drove a population replacement in central Mexico by Aridoamerican peoples. In this study, we present shotgun genome-wide data from 12 individuals and 27 mitochondrial genomes from eight pre-Hispanic archaeological sites across Mexico, including two at the shifting border of Aridoamerica and Mesoamerica. We find population continuity that spans the climate change episode and a broad preservation of the genetic structure across present-day Mexico for the past 2300 years. Lastly, we identify a contribution to pre-Hispanic populations of northern and central Mexico from two ancient unsampled "ghost" populations.
Ancient DNA Samples
10 ancient DNA samples referenced in this publication
| Sample ID | Date/Era | Country | Locality | Sex | mtDNA | Y-DNA |
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| E19CdV | 660 CE | Mexico | Cañada de la Virgen (Guanajuato) | F | D1m |
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| E4CdV | 670 CE | Mexico | Cañada de la Virgen (Guanajuato) | M | A2ai |
F |
| E7CdV | 540 CE | Mexico | Cañada de la Virgen (Guanajuato) | F | A2+(64) |
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| E8CdV | 540 CE | Mexico | Cañada de la Virgen (Guanajuato) | M | B2 |
Q-BZ4256 |
| 11R_merged | 729 CE | Mexico | Ranas (Querétaro, Sierra Gorda) | M | D1m |
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| 2417J | 1100 CE | Mexico | Toluquilla (Querétaro, Sierra Gorda) | F | A2d |
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| 2417Q | 671 CE | Mexico | Toluquilla (Querétaro, Sierra Gorda) | M | B2l |
Q-M3 |
| 333B_merged | 1300 CE | Mexico | Toluquilla (Querétaro, Sierra Gorda) | F | B2c |
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| E4_merged | 647 CE | Mexico | La Mina(Michoacán) | F | D1i2 |
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| E2_merged | 647 CE | Mexico | La Mina(Michoacán) | F | D1i2 |
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