Genomic History of Neolithic to Bronze Age Anatolia, Northern Levant, and Southern Caucasus

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Skourtanioti E., ERDAL Y. S., Frangipane M., Restelli F. B., Yener K. A., Pinnock F., ...Daha Fazla

CELL, cilt.181, sa.5, ss.1158-1203, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 181 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.04.044
  • Dergi Adı: CELL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, DIALNET
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1158-1203
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Here, we report genome-wide data analyses from 110 ancient Near Eastern individuals spanning the Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age, a period characterized by intense interregional interactions for the Near East. We find that 6th millennium BCE populations of North/Central Anatolia and the Southern Caucasus shared mixed ancestry on a genetic cline that formed during the Neolithic between Western Anatolia and regions in today's Southern Caucasus/Zagros. During the Late Chalcolithic and/or the Early Bronze Age, more than half of the Northern Levantine gene pool was replaced, while in the rest of Anatolia and the Southern Caucasus, we document genetic continuity with only transient gene flow. Additionally, we reveal a genetically distinct individual within the Late Bronze Age Northern Levant. Overall, our study uncovers multiple scales of population dynamics through time, from extensive admixture during the Neolithic period to long-distance mobility within the globalized societies of the Late Bronze Age.