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The genomic history of Iberian horses since the last Ice Age

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datacite.subject.fosHumanidades::História e Arqueologia
dc.contributor.authorGarrido, Jaime Lira
dc.contributor.authorTressières, Gaétan
dc.contributor.authorChauvey, Lorelei
dc.contributor.authorSchiavinato, Stéphanie
dc.contributor.authorCalvière-Tonasso, Laure
dc.contributor.authorSeguin-Orlando, Andaine
dc.contributor.authorSouthon, John
dc.contributor.authorShapiro, Beth
dc.contributor.authorBataille, Clément
dc.contributor.authorBirgel, Julie
dc.contributor.authorWagner, Stefanie
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Naveed
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Xuexue
dc.contributor.authorRodanés, José María
dc.contributor.authorMillán, Jesús V. Picazo
dc.contributor.authorGiralt, Josep
dc.contributor.authorAlonso, Natàlia
dc.contributor.authorAguilera, Isidro
dc.contributor.authorOrsingher, Adriano
dc.contributor.authorTrentacoste, Angela
dc.contributor.authorPayà, Xavier
dc.contributor.authorMorán, Marta
dc.contributor.authorEres, María Pilar Iborra
dc.contributor.authorAlbizuri, Silvia
dc.contributor.authorLamas, Silvia Valenzuela
dc.contributor.authorSantandreu, Imma Mestres
dc.contributor.authorCaixal, Montserrat Duran
dc.contributor.authorPrincipal, Jordi
dc.contributor.authorHuguet, Jordi Farré
dc.contributor.authorEsteve, Xavier
dc.contributor.authorPasqual, Mireia Pedro
dc.contributor.authorSala, Nohemi
dc.contributor.authorPablos, Adrián
dc.contributor.authorMartín, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorVergès, Josep Maria
dc.contributor.authorPortero, Rodrigo
dc.contributor.authorArias, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorPeredo, Roberto Ontañón
dc.contributor.authorDetry, Cleia
dc.contributor.authorLuís, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorCardoso, João Luis
dc.contributor.authorMaeir, Aren M.
dc.contributor.authorValente, Maria João
dc.contributor.authorGrau, Elena
dc.contributor.authorPoles, Vicent Estall i
dc.contributor.authorLlorens, Joaquín Alfonso
dc.contributor.authorGonzález, Ana Miguélez
dc.contributor.authorGardeisen, Armelle
dc.contributor.authorCupitò, Michele
dc.contributor.authorTecchiati, Umberto
dc.contributor.authorBradley, Daniel G.
dc.contributor.authorHorwitz, Liora Kolska
dc.contributor.authorGonzález, Esther Rodríguez
dc.contributor.authorEspinet, Ariadna Nieto
dc.contributor.authorBover, Pere
dc.contributor.authorEntrecanales, Rosa Ruiz
dc.contributor.authorEstallo, Ignasi Garcés
dc.contributor.authorFragoso, Joaquín Jiménez
dc.contributor.authorCelestino, Sebastián
dc.contributor.authorOrlando, Ludovic
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-25T10:19:47Z
dc.date.available2025-08-25T10:19:47Z
dc.date.issued2025-08-02
dc.description.abstractHorses have inhabited Iberia (present-day Spain and Portugal) since the Middle Pleistocene, shaping a complex history in the region. Iberia has been proposed as a potential domestication centre and is renowned for producing world-class bloodlines. Here, we generate genome-wide sequence data from 87 ancient horse specimens (median coverage = 0.97X) from Iberia and the broader Mediterranean to reconstruct their genetic history over the last ~26,000 years. Here, we report that wild horses of the divergent IBE lineage inhabited Iberia from the Late Pleistocene, while domesticated DOM2 horses, native from the Pontic-Caspian steppes, already arrived ~1850 BCE. Admixture dating suggests breeding practices involving continued wild restocking until at least ~350 BCE, with IBE disappearing shortly after. Patterns of genetic affinity highlight the far-reaching influence of Iberian bloodlines across Europe and north Africa during the Iron Age and Antiquity, with continued impact extending thereafter, particularly during the colonization of the Americas.eng
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41467-025-62266-z
dc.identifier.issn2041-1723
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/27571
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherSpringer Nature
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectAnimal breeding
dc.subjectArchaeology
dc.subjectEvolutionary biology
dc.subjectEvolutionary genetics
dc.subjectHistory
dc.titleThe genomic history of Iberian horses since the last Ice Ageeng
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage14
oaire.citation.issue7098
oaire.citation.startPage1
oaire.citation.titleNature Communications
oaire.citation.volume16
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85
person.familyNameCardoso
person.familyNameValente
person.givenNameJoão Luis
person.givenNameMaria João
person.identifier.ciencia-id4916-6273-3F6C
person.identifier.ciencia-id271E-1935-B059
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-2234-2266
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-6137-5995
person.identifier.ridB-3313-2017
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