@article{MTMT:32290996, title = {Reconstructing genetic histories and social organisation in Neolithic and Bronze Age Croatia}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/32290996}, author = {Freilich, Suzanne and Ringbauer, Harald and Los, Dzeni and Novak, Mario and Pavicic, Dinko Tresic and Schiffels, Stephan and Pinhasi, Ron}, doi = {10.1038/s41598-021-94932-9}, journal-iso = {SCI REP}, journal = {SCIENTIFIC REPORTS}, volume = {11}, unique-id = {32290996}, issn = {2045-2322}, abstract = {Ancient DNA studies have revealed how human migrations from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age transformed the social and genetic structure of European societies. Present-day Croatia lies at the heart of ancient migration routes through Europe, yet our knowledge about social and genetic processes here remains sparse. To shed light on these questions, we report new whole-genome data for 28 individuals dated to between 4700 BCE-400 CE from two sites in present-day eastern Croatia. In the Middle Neolithic we evidence first cousin mating practices and strong genetic continuity from the Early Neolithic. In the Middle Bronze Age community that we studied, we find multiple closely related males suggesting a patrilocal social organisation. We also find in that community an unexpected genetic ancestry profile distinct from individuals found at contemporaneous sites in the region, due to the addition of hunter-gatherer-related ancestry. These findings support archaeological evidence for contacts with communities further north in the Carpathian Basin. Finally, an individual dated to Roman times exhibits an ancestry profile that is broadly present in the region today, adding an important data point to the substantial shift in ancestry that occurred in the region between the Bronze Age and today.}, year = {2021}, eissn = {2045-2322}, orcid-numbers = {Freilich, Suzanne/0000-0003-0472-6311} } @article{MTMT:31848676, title = {Mobility and Social Change: Understanding the European Neolithic Period after the Archaeogenetic Revolution}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/31848676}, author = {Furholt, Martin}, doi = {10.1007/s10814-020-09153-x}, journal-iso = {J ARCHAEOL RES}, journal = {JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH}, volume = {29}, unique-id = {31848676}, issn = {1059-0161}, year = {2021}, eissn = {1573-7756}, pages = {481-535} } @article{MTMT:30556569, title = {Paleogenomics: reconstruction of plant evolutionary trajectories from modern and ancient DNA}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/30556569}, author = {Pont, Caroline and Wagner, Stefanie and Kremer, Antoine and Orlando, Ludovic and Plomion, Christophe and Salse, Jerome}, doi = {10.1186/s13059-019-1627-1}, journal-iso = {GENOME BIOL}, journal = {GENOME BIOLOGY}, volume = {20}, unique-id = {30556569}, issn = {1474-7596}, abstract = {How contemporary plant genomes originated and evolved is a fascinating question. One approach uses reference genomes from extant species to reconstruct the sequence and structure of their common ancestors over deep timescales. A second approach focuses on the direct identification of genomic changes at a shorter timescale by sequencing ancient DNA preserved in subfossil remains. Merged within the nascent field of paleogenomics, these complementary approaches provide insights into the evolutionary forces that shaped the organization and regulation of modern genomes and open novel perspectives in fostering genetic gain in breeding programs and establishing tools to predict future population changes in response to anthropogenic pressure and global warming.}, year = {2019}, eissn = {1474-760X} } @article{MTMT:30725686, title = {Goth migration induced changes in the matrilineal genetic structure of the central-east European population}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/30725686}, author = {Stolarek, I. and Handschuh, L. and Juras, A. and Nowaczewska, W. and Kocka-Krenz, H. and Michalowski, A. and Piontek, J. and Kozlowski, P. and Figlerowicz, M.}, doi = {10.1038/s41598-019-43183-w}, journal-iso = {SCI REP}, journal = {SCIENTIFIC REPORTS}, volume = {9}, unique-id = {30725686}, issn = {2045-2322}, abstract = {For years, the issues related to the origin of the Goths and their early migrations in the Iron Age have been a matter of hot debate among archaeologists. Unfortunately, the lack of new independent data has precluded the evaluation of the existing hypothesis. To overcome this problem, we initiated systematic studies of the populations inhabiting the contemporary territory of Poland during the Iron Age. Here, we present an analysis of mitochondrial DNA isolated from 27 individuals (collectively called the Mas-VBIA group) excavated from an Iron Age cemetery (dated to the 2nd-4th century A.D.) attributed to Goths and located near Maslomecz, eastern Poland. We found that Mas-VBIA has similar genetic diversity to present-day Asian populations and higher diversity than that of contemporary Europeans. Our studies revealed close genetic links between the Mas-VBIA and two other Iron Age populations from the Jutland peninsula and from Kowalewko, located in western Poland. We disclosed the genetic connection between the Mas-VBIA and ancient Pontic-Caspian steppe groups. Similar connections were absent in the chronologically earlier Kowalewko and Jutland peninsula populations. The collected results seem to be consistent with the historical narrative that assumed that the Goths originated in southern Scandinavia; then, at least part of the Goth population moved south through the territory of contemporary Poland towards the Black Sea region, where they mixed with local populations and formed the Chernyakhov culture. Finally, a fraction of the Chernyakhov population returned to the southeast region of present-day Poland and established the archaeological formation called the "Maslomecz group".}, year = {2019}, eissn = {2045-2322} }