Ancestry and kinship in a Late Antiquity-Early Middle Ages cemetery in the Eastern Italian Alps

Coia, Valentina; Paladin, Alice; Zingale, Stefania; Wurst, Christina; Croze, Myriam; Maixner, Frank; Zink, Albert

doi:10.1016/j.isci.2023.108215

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“…2A; Additional file 3: Fig. S1 and S7) [8,9,15]. We confirmed these results also with the Admixture analysis (Fig.…”

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“…The rise of a multicultural Roman Empire changed the genetic landscape of the city of Rome, introducing a strong genetic component from the Near East that also lasted throughout the Late Antiquity [8]. Although this shift in the gene pool has also been observed outside the city of Rome post [9,15], it is still unclear how pervasive it was in the entire peninsula.…”

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The Genomic portrait of the Picene culture: new insights into the Italic Iron Age and the legacy of the Roman expansion in Central Italy

Ravasini,

Niinemäe,

Solnik

et al. 2024

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Background: The Italic Iron Age was characterized by the presence of various ethnic groups partially examined from a genomic perspective. To explore the evolution of Iron Age Italic populations and the genetic impact of Romanization, we focused on the Picenes, one of the most fascinating pre-Roman civilizations, who flourished on the Middle Adriatic side of Central Italy between the 9th and the 3rd century BCE, until the Roman colonization. Results: We analyzed more than 50 samples, spanning more than 1,000 years of history from the Iron Age to Late Antiquity. Despite cultural diversity, our analysis reveals no major differences between the Picenes and other coeval populations, suggesting a shared genetic history of the Central Italian Iron Age ethnic groups. Nevertheless, a slight genetic differentiation between populations along the Adriatic and Tyrrhenian coasts can be observed, possibly due to genetic contacts between populations residing on the Italian and Balkan shores of the Adriatic Sea. Additionally, we found several individuals with ancestries deviating from their general population. Lastly, In the Late Antiquity period, the genetic landscape of the Middle Adriatic region drastically changed, indicating a relevant influx from the Near East. Conclusions: Our findings, consistently with archeological hypotheses, suggest genetic interactions across the Adriatic Sea during the Bronze/Iron Age and a high level of individual mobility typical of cosmopolitan societies. Finally, we highlighted the role of the Roman Empire in shaping genetic and phenotypic changes that greatly impacted the Italian peninsula.

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“…2A; Additional file 3: Fig. S1 and S7) [8,9,15]. We confirmed these results also with the Admixture analysis (Fig.…”

Section: The Genetic Legacy Of the Roman Empire In The Middle Adriati...supporting

confidence: 85%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Genomic portrait of the Picene culture: new insights into the Italic Iron Age and the legacy of the Roman expansion in Central Italy

Ravasini,

Niinemäe,

Solnik

et al. 2024

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Ancestry and kinship in a Late Antiquity-Early Middle Ages cemetery in the Eastern Italian Alps

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The Genomic portrait of the Picene culture: new insights into the Italic Iron Age and the legacy of the Roman expansion in Central Italy

The Genomic portrait of the Picene culture: new insights into the Italic Iron Age and the legacy of the Roman expansion in Central Italy

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