6533b86ffe1ef96bd12ce775
RESEARCH PRODUCT
Human paleogenetics of Europe--the known knowns and the known unknowns.
Anna Szécsényi-nagyChristina RothHaak WolfgangKurt W. AltGuido Brandtsubject
Mitochondrial DNAeducation.field_of_studyPopulationPaleogeneticsGenetic VariationPaleontologyDNADNA MitochondrialHuman geneticsPrehistoryEuropePaleontologyGeographyAncient DNAArchaeologyEvolutionary biologyAnthropologyChromosomes HumanHumanseducationEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsHoloceneMesolithicdescription
The number of ancient human DNA studies has drastically increased in recent years. This results in a substantial record of mitochondrial sequences available from many prehistoric sites across Western Eurasia, but also growing Y-chromosome and autosomal sequence data. We review the current state of research with specific emphasis on the Holocene population events that likely have shaped the present-day genetic variation in Europe. We reconcile observations from the genetic data with hypotheses about the peopling and settlement history from anthropology and archaeology for various key regions, and also discuss the data in light of evidence from related disciplines, such as modern human genetics, climatology and linguistics.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-04 | Journal of human evolution |