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Anderson-Trocmé Luke, L Nelson, Dominic D et al.

Science (New York, N.Y.)

Trautmann Martin, M Frînculeasa, Alin A et al.

Science advances

Merino Nancy, N Jackson, Tracie R TR et al.

The Science of the total environment

Lazaridis Iosif, I Alpaslan-Roodenberg, Songül S et al.

Science (New York, N.Y.)

Kars M Ece, ME Başak, A Nazlı AN et al.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Roca-Rada Xavier, X Politis, Gustavo G et al.

iScience

Haller Magdalena, M Callan, Kimberly K et al.

iScience

Devièse Thibaut, T Abrams, Grégory G et al.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Li Jiawei, J Cai, Dawei D et al.

American journal of physical anthropologyAm J Phys AnthropolAncient DNA reveals two paternal lineages C2a1a1b1a/F3830 and C2b1b/F845 in past nomadic peoples distributed on the Mongolian Plateau.402411402-41110.1002/ajpa.24076Since the third century CE, a series of nomadic tribes have been active on the eastern part of the Mongolian Plateau. Characterizing the genetic compositions of past nomadic people is significant for research on the nomadic cultures of the Eurasian Steppe region. Ancient DNA analysis facilitates a deeper understanding of the relationship between historical and modern nomadic populations.Whole-genome shotgun sequencing and capture sequencing of the nonrecombining region of the Y chromosome were performed for six ancient Hg C2/M217 individuals. The individuals were interred at six separate sites on the Mongolian Plateau and represent dates spanning the late Neolithic to Yuan Dynasty (~3,500-700 BP).After NRY capture sequencing, three of the six ancient samples were attributed to C2b1b/F845 and the other three ancient samples belonged to C2a1a1b1a/F3830. Analysis of whole-genome shotgun sequencing data shows that the ancient C2b1b/F845 individuals are closely related to She, Han and other East Asian populations, while the ancient C2a1a1b1a/F3830 individuals are more similar to modern Northeast Asian peoples, such as the Ulchi and Yakut.Hg C2/M217, widely distributed in the eastern part of the Eurasian continent, was discovered in the ancient Central Steppe and Baikal region. This study shows that there were two important subclades of Hg C2/M217 among the ancient nomadic peoples: C2a1a1b1a/F3830, which has made important genetic contributions to modern Mongolic- and Manchu-speaking populations, and C2b1b/F845, which probably originated in the farming populations of southern East Asia and made certain genetic contributions to past nomadic peoples on the Mongolian Plateau.© 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.LiJiaweiJAncient DNA Laboratory, Research Center for Chinese Frontier Archaeology, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China.CaiDaweiDAncient DNA Laboratory, Research Center for Chinese Frontier Archaeology, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China.ZhangYeYCollege of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China.ZhuHongHAncient DNA Laboratory, Research Center for Chinese Frontier Archaeology, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China.ZhouHuiH0000-0001-5858-5636Ancient DNA Laboratory, Research Center for Chinese Frontier Archaeology, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China.College of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China.engHistorical ArticleJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't20200514United StatesAm J Phys Anthropol04006540002-94830DNA, AncientIMAnthropology, PhysicalChromosomes, Human, YgeneticsDNA, AncientanalysisEthnicitygeneticshistoryGenome, HumangeneticsGenomicsmethodsHistory, AncientHumansMaleMongoliaSequence Analysis, DNAmethodsTransients and MigrantshistoryNRY captureancient DNAnomadic populationshotgun sequencing2019742020492020417202051560202112660202051560ppublish3240695410.1002/ajpa.24076REFERENCES

Ding Manyu, M Wang, Tianyi T et al.

Proceedings. Biological sciences

Rathmann Hannes, H Kyle, Britney B et al.

American journal of physical anthropologyAm J Phys AnthropolPopulation history of southern Italy during Greek colonization inferred from dental remains.519534519-53410.1002/ajpa.23937We are testing competing scenarios regarding the population history of the ancient Greek colonization of southern Italy using dental phenotypic evidence.We collected dental metric and nonmetric trait data for 481 human skeletons from six archaeological sites along the Gulf of Taranto, dating to pre-colonial (900-700 BC) and post-colonial periods (700-200 BC). We are evaluating scenarios through an individual-level biodistance analysis using a three-pronged approach: (a) by analyzing levels of mobility in pre- and post-colonial periods under a model of isolation-by-distance; (b) by quantifying differences in group means and variances in pre- and post-colonial periods utilizing permutational multivariate analysis of variance and Betadisper analyses; and (c) by identifying ancestries of post-colonial individuals using naïve Bayes classification.Southern Italy during pre-colonial times was characterized by low levels of mobility and marked differences in group means and variances. During post-colonial times, mobility increased and there were no differences in group means and variances. About 18% of the people in post-colonial times were of Greek ancestry and lived equally distributed across Greek colonies and indigenous villages. Nevertheless, the overall biological composition and variability of southern Italy remained relatively unchanged across pre- and post-colonial periods.Our results support a scenario in which only few Greek colonists migrated to southern Italy and lived in smaller numbers alongside indigenous people in Greek colonies as well as in indigenous villages. Our results contradict a scenario in which large numbers of Greek invaders founded biologically isolated and substantially homogeneous colonial enclaves within conquered territories.© 2019 The Authors. American Journal of Physical Anthropology published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.RathmannHannesH0000-0002-7830-4667DFG Center for Advanced Studies "Words, Bones, Genes, Tools", Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.KyleBritneyB0000-0001-6004-8039Department of Anthropology, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado.NikitaEfthymiaEScience and Technology in Archaeology and Culture Research Center, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus.HarvatiKaterinaKDFG Center for Advanced Studies "Words, Bones, Genes, Tools", Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.Paleoanthropology, Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.Saltini SemerariGiuliaGInstitute for Classical Archaeology, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.engGerda Henkel FoundationInternationalDFG FOR 2237German Research FoundationInternationalPeople in Motion project: EXCELLENCE/1216/0023Research Promotion FoundationInternationalEuropean Regional Development FundInternationalGrant Agreement 811068H2020 Promised ProjectInternationalUniversity of Northern ColoradoInternationalFulbright U.S. Student Program for Cultural and Educational ExchangeInternationalHistorical ArticleJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't20191021United StatesAm J Phys Anthropol04006540002-9483IMAnthropology, PhysicalGreeceHistory, AncientHuman MigrationhistoryHumansItalyPhenotypeToothanatomy & histologyGreek colonizationbiodistancedental metricsdental nonmetric traitssouthern Italy201912320195320199520191022602020620602019102260ppublish3163320210.1002/ajpa.23937REFERENCES

Pérez-Ramallo, P., García-Martínez de Lagrán, I., Rojo-Guerra, M.A. et al.

Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series

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