Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7444278 | Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports | 2018 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Population pairwise ΦST values suggest that Roman Italians share closer genetic similarity to Neolithic, Bronze Age, and Armenian Iron Age populations from western and central Eurasia than with Iron Age Italians, Ptolemaic, and Roman period Egyptians. Vagnari individuals with δ18O, 87Sr/86Sr, and mtDNA data suggest a predominantly local demographic was employed at the site. However, two individuals belong to eastern Eurasian haplogroup D4b1c, indicating that the maternal ancestors of these two individuals migrated to South Italy prior to the 1st century CE. Additionally, we provide the first genetic evidence for possible maternal relatedness in a Roman period skeletal assemblage. Our research highlights the significance of integrating multiple lines of bioarchaeological data to inform interpretations about Roman colonial expansion and its impact on population structure.
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Authors
Matthew V. Emery, Ana T. Duggan, Tyler J. Murchie, Robert J. Stark, Jennifer Klunk, Jessica Hider, Katherine Eaton, Emil Karpinski, Henry P. Schwarcz, Hendrik N. Poinar, Tracy L. Prowse,