Population genetic studies in the Balkans. II. DNA-STR-systems

Huckenbeck, W.; Scheil, H.-G.; Schmidt, H. D.; Efremovska, Ljudmila; Xirotiris, N.

doi:10.1127/anthranz/59/2001/213

Cited by 9 publications

(6 citation statements)

References 3 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…This assumption would imply that Aromuns should be genetically more similar to Greeks than to the rest of neighbouring populations. In the present analysis, Northeastern Greeks have been shown to be genetically differentiated from the rest of the Balkan populations (see also Huckenbeck et al . 2001).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 51%

Alu insertion polymorphisms in the Balkans and the origins of the Aromuns

Comas

Schmid

Braeuer

et al. 2004

Annals of Human Genetics

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

SummaryWe have analysed 11 human-specific Alu insertion polymorphisms in the Balkans to elucidate the origins of the Aromuns, a linguistic isolate inhabiting scattered areas in the Balkan Peninsula. Four Aromun samples (two from the Republic of Macedonia, one from Albania, and one from Romania) and five neighbouring populations (Macedonians, Albanians, Romanians, Greeks, and Turks) were analysed by means of genetic distances, principal components and analyses of the molecular variance (AMOVA). Three hypotheses were tested: Aromuns are Romanophonic Greeks; the result of a Romanian southward migration; or local descendants of the Thracians. The analyses show that the Aromuns do not constitute a homogeneous group separated from the rest of the Balkan populations. Grouping by language or geography does not explain the genetic differences observed in the region, suggesting a lack of genetic structure in the area. Aromuns do not seem to be particularly related to Greeks, Romanians, or to other Romance speakers. The Aromuns might have their origin to the south of the Danube river, with extensive gene flow with the neighbouring populations. The present results suggest a common ancestry of all Balkan populations, including Aromuns, with a lack of correlation between genetic differentiation and language or ethnicity, stressing that no major migration barriers have existed in the making of the complex Balkan human puzzle.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 51%

Alu insertion polymorphisms in the Balkans and the origins of the Aromuns

Comas

Schmid

Braeuer

et al. 2004

Annals of Human Genetics

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Nikolaos Xirotiris, more recently, surveyed Greek skeletal material and a number of genetic and anthropometrical studies on modern Greeks (Schneider et al, 1975;Xirotiris et al, 1979). Several population studies in the Balkan area dealt with genetic material, mtDNA and Y chromosomes in order to study the similarity between neighboring populations (Huckenbeck et al, 2001;Scheil et al, 2001). He and his colleagues concluded, as did many others, that there has been racial continuity in Greece from prehistory, through classical and medieval, to modern times (Huckenbeck et al, 2001;Scheil et al, 2001).…”

Section: From the 19 Th Century Until The Presentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several population studies in the Balkan area dealt with genetic material, mtDNA and Y chromosomes in order to study the similarity between neighboring populations (Huckenbeck et al, 2001;Scheil et al, 2001). He and his colleagues concluded, as did many others, that there has been racial continuity in Greece from prehistory, through classical and medieval, to modern times (Huckenbeck et al, 2001;Scheil et al, 2001). His dissertation dealt with the population of Pomakoi in Northern Greece (Ξυροτήρης, 1971).…”

Section: From the 19 Th Century Until The Presentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Identification of sex based on digital radiographs of the skeleton

Kranioti¹,

Κρανιώτη²

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…In part due to their nomadic past, knowledge of the Vlachs and their history remain unclear (Schmidt et al, 2001). Genetic and genealogical research shows divergence between Vlachs and other Balkan populations (Huckenbeck et al, 2001; Scheil et al, 2001; Schmidt et al, 2001). Consequently, research continues to probe questions of origin.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

In service to the sultan: Biological affinity analysis of Vlach Ottoman vassals from the Šarić Struga and Koprivno‐Križ sites in southern Croatia

Allen

Šlaus

Hadžić

et al. 2022

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

As a cultural isolate and historically labeled ethnicity, the extent of biological divergence between Vlachs and non-Vlachs in Southeast Europe is not well understood.Here, we present a comparison of metric and non-metric cranial morphology designed to investigate the degree to which a Vlach sample (n = 32) from the Ottoman period in southern Croatia is biologically differentiated from non-Vlach communities. By calculating Relethford-Blangero distances using cranial measurements and conducting a mean measure of divergence test based on cranial nonmetric traits, we investigated morphological relationships between the Vlach sample and other regional samples. Results from both metric and non-metric analyses indicate a close biological relationship with the non-Vlach community who lived nearby. Lacking substantial differences from the local non-Vlach community, the Vlach ethnicity may have been distinct based on socioeconomic rather than biological factors. This research points to an ethnogenesis more cultural than biological for this historical context.

show abstract

Population genetic studies in the Balkans. II. DNA-STR-systems

Cited by 9 publications

References 3 publications

Alu insertion polymorphisms in the Balkans and the origins of the Aromuns

Alu insertion polymorphisms in the Balkans and the origins of the Aromuns

Identification of sex based on digital radiographs of the skeleton

In service to the sultan: Biological affinity analysis of Vlach Ottoman vassals from the Šarić Struga and Koprivno‐Križ sites in southern Croatia

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About