An emerging history of indigenous Caribbean and circum‐Caribbean populations: insights from archaeological, ethnographic, genetic, and historical studies

Schurr, Theodore G.; Torres, Jada Benn; Vilar, Miguel G.; Gaieski, Jill B.; Melé, Marta

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“…MtDNA lineages and the origins of Ceramic Age Caribbean populations. MtDNA haplogroup distribution in PC-PR fits a broader Caribbean-wide pattern of high frequencies of haplogroups A2 and C1 and low frequencies of D1 (Martínez-Cruzado, et al 2005;Benn-Torres, et al 2007;Mendizabal, et al 2008;Vilar, et al 2014;Benn-Torres, et al 2015;Schurr, et al 2016). Similar distributions in several ancient Caribbean populations suggest this pattern originated in the pre-contact era (Lalueza-Fox, et al 2003;Mendisco, et al 2015).…”

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“…For example, while PC-PR communities carried high frequencies of A2 and C1 mtDNA lineages, ancient communities from Cuba and Dominican Republic had high frequencies of C1 and D1 (Lalueza-Fox, et al 2001;Lalueza-Fox, et al 2003). This distribution contrasts with mtDNA haplogroup patterns reported for PC-Guadeloupe and for most present-day islanders, including Cubans and Dominicans (Martínez-Cruzado, et al 2005;Benn-Torres, et al 2007;Mendizabal, et al 2008;Vilar, et al 2014;Benn-Torres, et al 2015;Schurr, et al 2016). Differences in mtDNA diversity patterns between the Greater and Lesser Antilles have been reported previously and may reflect distinct island founder populations or the effects of genetic drift and relative isolation between ancient island communities (Vilar, et al 2014;Benn-Torres, et al 2015).…”

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Ancient DNA Reconstructs the Genetic Legacies of Precontact Puerto Rico Communities

Nieves-Colón

Pestle

Reynolds

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Molecular Biology and Evolution

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Indigenous peoples have occupied the island of Puerto Rico since at least 3000 BC. Due to the demographic shifts that occurred after European contact, the origin(s) of these ancient populations, and their genetic relationship to present-day islanders, are unclear. We use ancient DNA to characterize the population history and genetic legacies of precontact Indigenous communities from Puerto Rico. Bone, tooth, and dental calculus samples were collected from 124 individuals from three precontact archaeological sites: Tibes, Punta Candelero, and Paso del Indio. Despite poor DNA preservation, we used target enrichment and high-throughput sequencing to obtain complete mitochondrial genomes (mtDNA) from 45 individuals and autosomal genotypes from two individuals. We found a high proportion of Native American mtDNA haplogroups A2 and C1 in the precontact Puerto Rico sample (40% and 44%, respectively). This distribution, as well as the haplotypes represented, supports a primarily Amazonian South American origin for these populations and mirrors the Native American mtDNA diversity patterns found in present-day islanders. Three mtDNA haplotypes from precontact Puerto Rico persist among Puerto Ricans and other Caribbean islanders, indicating that present-day populations are reservoirs of precontact mtDNA diversity. Lastly, we find similarity in autosomal ancestry patterns between precontact individuals from Puerto Rico and the Bahamas, suggesting a shared component of Indigenous Caribbean ancestry with close affinity to South American populations. Our findings contribute to a more complete reconstruction of precontact Caribbean population history and explore the role of Indigenous peoples in shaping the biocultural diversity of present-day Puerto Ricans and other Caribbean islanders.

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Ancient DNA Reconstructs the Genetic Legacies of Precontact Puerto Rico Communities

Nieves-Colón

Pestle

Reynolds

et al. 2019

Molecular Biology and Evolution

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“…Moreover, oral histories of Indigenous survival are common in Puerto Rico and other islands (Forte 2006). Some of these oral narratives are reinforced by genetic research which has found reservoirs of Native American genetic ancestry in communities that self-identify with Indigenous or Maroon descent in Puerto Rico, Jamaica and other islands (Martínez-Cruzado, et al 2001;Madrilejo, et al 2015;Schurr, et al 2016;Fuller and Benn Torres 2018;Benn Torres, et al 2019).…”

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Ancient DNA reconstructs the genetic legacies of pre-contact Puerto Rico communities

Nieves-Colón

Pestle

Reynolds³

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34Indigenous peoples have occupied the island of Puerto Rico since at least 3000 B.C. Due to the 35 demographic shifts that occurred after European contact, the origin(s) of these ancient populations, and 36 their genetic relationship to present-day islanders, are unclear. We use ancient DNA to characterize the 37 population history and genetic legacies of pre-contact Indigenous communities from Puerto Rico. Bone, 38 tooth and dental calculus samples were collected from 124 individuals from three pre-contact 39 archaeological sites: Tibes, Punta Candelero and Paso del Indio. Despite poor DNA preservation, we used 40 target enrichment and high-throughput sequencing to obtain complete mitochondrial genomes (mtDNA) 41 from 45 individuals and autosomal genotypes from two individuals. We found a high proportion of 42 Native American mtDNA haplogroups A2 and C1 in the pre-contact Puerto Rico sample (40% and 44%, 43 respectively). This distribution, as well as the haplotypes represented, support a primarily Amazonian 44 South American origin for these populations, and mirrors the Native American mtDNA diversity patterns 45 found in present-day islanders. Three mtDNA haplotypes from pre-contact Puerto Rico persist among 46 Puerto Ricans and other Caribbean islanders, indicating that present-day populations are reservoirs of pre-48 individuals from Puerto Rico and the Bahamas, suggesting a shared component of Indigenous Caribbean 49 ancestry with close affinity to South American populations. Our findings contribute to a more complete 50 reconstruction of pre-contact Caribbean population history and explore the role of Indigenous peoples in 51 shaping the biocultural diversity of present-day Puerto Ricans and other Caribbean islanders. 53Puerto Rico is the smallest of the Greater Antilles (Figure 1), the northernmost island grouping of the 55 Caribbean archipelago. The archaeological record of the island's prehistoric communities suggests a 56 dynamic population history with multiple peopling events, frequent migration, and expanding population 57 settlements (Rouse 1992; Rodríguez Ramos 2010). However, different lines of evidence produce 58 conflicting results about the origins and number of these migrations and the role of genetic admixture in

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“…Recent work by Schurr et al. () on indigeneity and ancestry in the Caribbean underscores the need for an incorporation of oral histories, archaeological data, and DNA evidence in these interpretations of the past. Additionally, Santana et al.…”

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Reimaging Process in 2016: Deliberations on a Year of Integrative Slow Science in Biological Anthropology

Nelson

2017

American Anthropologist

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The year 2016 in biological anthropology represented a return to the methodical study of classic questions and increased integrative team-based research that utilizes multiple methodological approaches. This review is not comprehensive, but rather highlights several papers that reflect trends in four areas of research within biological anthropology: paleoanthropology, primatology, human biology, and anthropological genetics. Methodological innovation enabled scholars in paleoanthropology to tackle questions once hampered by small sample size. Primatologists approached studies of behavior and reproduction with the rigor characteristic of the subdiscipline, while paying increasing attention to anthropogenic influences on primate habitats. Like their colleagues in paleoanthropology, human biologists also returned to enduring questions regarding reproduction, human adaptation, and behavior, including, notably, a focus on variability in cultural practice and meaning, as well as resource inequity. The publications representing anthropological genetics signify a movement toward an incorporation of multiple lines of evidence in our understanding of human and nonhuman primate ancestry. In total, these papers reveal shifts in biological anthropology toward research that is increasingly aware of the limits of siloed science and attuned to addressing issues salient to the populations and communities in which we work. [comparative morphology, Anthropocene, anthropological genetics, human biology] RESUMEN El año 2016 en la antropología biológica representó un retorno al estudio metódico de cuestiones clásicas, y a la creciente investigación integradora basada en equipos que utiliza múltiples aproximaciones metodológicas. Esta revisión no es exhaustiva, sino que más bien destaca varios artículos que reflejan tendencias en cuatroáreas de investigación dentro de la antropología biológica: paleoantropología, primatología, biología humana, y genética antropológica. La innovación metodológica le permitió a los investigadores en paleoantropología abordar cuestiones antes obstaculizadas por pequeños tamaños de muestra. Los primatólogos se aproximaron a los estudios de comportamiento y reproducción con el rigor característico de la subdisciplina, a la vez que prestando una creciente atención a las influencias antropogénicas sobre los hábitats de los primates. Como sus colegas en paleoantropología, los biólogos humanos también retornaron a cuestiones recurrentes con relación a la reproducción, adaptación humana, y comportamiento, incluyendo, notablemente, un enfoque en la variabilidad en las prácticas y significados culturales, así como en la inequidad de los recursos. Las publicaciones representando la genética antropológica, indican un movimiento hacia la incorporación de múltiples líneas de evidencia en nuestro entendimiento de la ascendencia de primates humanos y no humanos. En total, estos artículos revelan cambios en la antropología biológica hacia la investigación que está cada vez más consciente de los límites de una ciencia

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An emerging history of indigenous Caribbean and circum‐Caribbean populations: insights from archaeological, ethnographic, genetic, and historical studies

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Ancient DNA Reconstructs the Genetic Legacies of Precontact Puerto Rico Communities

Ancient DNA Reconstructs the Genetic Legacies of Precontact Puerto Rico Communities

Ancient DNA reconstructs the genetic legacies of pre-contact Puerto Rico communities

Reimaging Process in 2016: Deliberations on a Year of Integrative Slow Science in Biological Anthropology

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