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Understanding 6th-century barbarian social organization and migration through paleogenomics.

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cam.issuedOnline2018-09-11
dc.contributor.authorAmorim, Carlos Eduardo G
dc.contributor.authorVai, Stefania
dc.contributor.authorPosth, Cosimo
dc.contributor.authorModi, Alessandra
dc.contributor.authorKoncz, István
dc.contributor.authorHakenbeck, Susanne
dc.contributor.authorLa Rocca, Maria Cristina
dc.contributor.authorMende, Balazs
dc.contributor.authorBobo, Dean
dc.contributor.authorPohl, Walter
dc.contributor.authorBaricco, Luisella Pejrani
dc.contributor.authorBedini, Elena
dc.contributor.authorFrancalacci, Paolo
dc.contributor.authorGiostra, Caterina
dc.contributor.authorVida, Tivadar
dc.contributor.authorWinger, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorvon Freeden, Uta
dc.contributor.authorGhirotto, Silvia
dc.contributor.authorLari, Martina
dc.contributor.authorBarbujani, Guido
dc.contributor.authorKrause, Johannes
dc.contributor.authorCaramelli, David
dc.contributor.authorGeary, Patrick J
dc.contributor.authorVeeramah, Krishna R
dc.contributor.orcidAmorim, Carlos Eduardo G [0000-0002-8827-238X]
dc.contributor.orcidVai, Stefania [0000-0003-3844-5147]
dc.contributor.orcidPosth, Cosimo [0000-0002-8206-3907]
dc.contributor.orcidModi, Alessandra [0000-0001-9514-9868]
dc.contributor.orcidHakenbeck, Susanne [0000-0003-2409-0146]
dc.contributor.orcidKrause, Johannes [0000-0001-9144-3920]
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-22T00:31:40Z
dc.date.available2018-11-22T00:31:40Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-11
dc.description.abstractDespite centuries of research, much about the barbarian migrations that took place between the fourth and sixth centuries in Europe remains hotly debated. To better understand this key era that marks the dawn of modern European societies, we obtained ancient genomic DNA from 63 samples from two cemeteries (from Hungary and Northern Italy) that have been previously associated with the Longobards, a barbarian people that ruled large parts of Italy for over 200 years after invading from Pannonia in 568 CE. Our dense cemetery-based sampling revealed that each cemetery was primarily organized around one large pedigree, suggesting that biological relationships played an important role in these early medieval societies. Moreover, we identified genetic structure in each cemetery involving at least two groups with different ancestry that were very distinct in terms of their funerary customs. Finally, our data are consistent with the proposed long-distance migration from Pannonia to Northern Italy.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by National Science Foundation award #1450606, the Anneliese Maier Research Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the Max Planck Society, the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research, the Swedish Riksbankens Jubieleumfond, the Gerard B. Lambert Foundation, the Institute for Advanced Study Director’s Office, and the Italian Ministry for University and Research Department of Excellence Program.
dc.format.mediumElectronic
dc.identifier.doi10.17863/CAM.32983
dc.identifier.eissn2041-1723
dc.identifier.issn2041-1723
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/285630
dc.languageeng
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.publisher.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06024-4
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectArchaeology
dc.subjectCemeteries
dc.subjectGenomics
dc.subjectGeography
dc.subjectHistory, Medieval
dc.subjectHuman Migration
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectPaleontology
dc.subjectPhylogeny
dc.subjectPrincipal Component Analysis
dc.subjectSocial Behavior
dc.subjectStrontium Isotopes
dc.titleUnderstanding 6th-century barbarian social organization and migration through paleogenomics.
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2018-08-09
prism.issueIdentifier1
prism.publicationDate2018
prism.publicationNameNat Commun
prism.startingPage3547
prism.volume9
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2018-09-11
rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttp://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
rioxxterms.versionVoR
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1038/s41467-018-06024-4

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