The Genomic History of the Bronze Age Southern Levant.
Cell
; 181(5): 1146-1157.e11, 2020 05 28.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32470400
ABSTRACT
We report genome-wide DNA data for 73 individuals from five archaeological sites across the Bronze and Iron Ages Southern Levant. These individuals, who share the "Canaanite" material culture, can be modeled as descending from two sources (1) earlier local Neolithic populations and (2) populations related to the Chalcolithic Zagros or the Bronze Age Caucasus. The non-local contribution increased over time, as evinced by three outliers who can be modeled as descendants of recent migrants. We show evidence that different "Canaanite" groups genetically resemble each other more than other populations. We find that Levant-related modern populations typically have substantial ancestry coming from populations related to the Chalcolithic Zagros and the Bronze Age Southern Levant. These groups also harbor ancestry from sources we cannot fully model with the available data, highlighting the critical role of post-Bronze-Age migrations into the region over the past 3,000 years.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Ethnicity
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Gene Flow
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DNA, Ancient
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
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Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Cell
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Israel