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Hunter-gatherer genetic persistence at the onset of megalithism in western Iberia: New mitochondrial evidence from Mesolithic and Neolithic necropolises in central-southern Portugal

2023-12Journal article Open Access
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dc.contributor.authorCarvalho, AF
dc.contributor.authorFernández-Domínguez, Eva
dc.contributor.authorArroyo-Pardo, Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorRobinson, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorLuis Cardoso, João
dc.contributor.authorZilhão, João
dc.contributor.authorGomes, Mário Varela
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-07T09:33:55Z
dc.date.available2024-02-07T09:33:55Z
dc.date.issued2023-12
dc.description.abstractDespite its strategic importance at the furthermost edge of the Neolithic expansion in Europe, archaeogenetic data from Mesolithic and Neolithic human remains from Portugal are still very limited. Here we present ancient mtDNA evidence (mostly unpublished) to fill the gap and discuss the pattern of "genetic resurgence" of huntergatherer (Mesolithic) ancestry, widely reported elsewhere in Europe, among the first megalith builders (Middle Neolithic) of western Iberia.A total of 11 Mesolithic and Neolithic necropolises located in the central and southern regions of Portugal dated to ca. 6200-3000 BC were studied. These sites comprise all Mesolithic-Neolithic cultural stages and include several funerary architectures and spaces. Reproducible mtDNA HVRI haplotypes were obtained from 23 individuals from six different archaeological sites spread across a >3000-year transect, from the Late Mesolithic to the Late Neolithic.Our results support a three-stage explanatory demographic and populational model: i) local hunter-gatherer populations constituted a highly homogeneous genetic pool; ii) the first farming practices were introduced by human groups carrying new, extraneous haplogroups and exhibiting the signature of admixture events occurring at the time of first contact with local hunter-gatherers; iii) the genetic pattern detected among the megalithbuilding populations, showing hunter-gatherer along with farming ancestry, may be explained by the segmentary principles, and attendant endogamic practices, that structured Neolithic societies.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipGrant PGQNNG19pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.quaint.2023.03.015pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn1873-4553
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/20377
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
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dc.relationTHE BOM SANTO CAVE AND THE NEOLITHIC SOCIETIES OF PORTUGUESE ESTREMADURA (6th-4th MILLENNIA BC)
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectNeolithic transitionpt_PT
dc.subjectMegalithismpt_PT
dc.subjectMitochondrial aDNApt_PT
dc.titleHunter-gatherer genetic persistence at the onset of megalithism in western Iberia: New mitochondrial evidence from Mesolithic and Neolithic necropolises in central-southern Portugalpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleTHE BOM SANTO CAVE AND THE NEOLITHIC SOCIETIES OF PORTUGUESE ESTREMADURA (6th-4th MILLENNIA BC)
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/Concurso para Projectos de I&D em todos os Domínios Científicos - 2008/PTDC%2FHIS-ARQ%2F098633%2F2008/PT
oaire.citation.endPage120pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage111pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleQuaternary Internationalpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume677-678pt_PT
oaire.fundingStreamConcurso para Projectos de I&D em todos os Domínios Científicos - 2008
person.familyNameFaustino de Carvalho
person.familyNameCardoso
person.givenNameAntónio Manuel
person.givenNameJoão Luis
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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