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Stable population structure in Europe since the Iron Age, despite high mobility

Authors :
Antonio, Margaret L
Weiß, Clemens L
Gao, Ziyue
Sawyer, Susanna
Oberreiter, Victoria
Moots, Hannah M
Spence, Jeffrey P
Cheronet, Olivia
Zagorc, Brina
Praxmarer, Elisa
Özdoğan, Kadir Toykan
Demetz, Lea
Gelabert, Pere
Fernandes, Daniel
Lucci, Michaela
Alihodžić, Timka
Amrani, Selma
Avetisyan, Pavel
Baillif-Ducros, Christèle
Bedić, Željka
Bertrand, Audrey
Bilić, Maja
Bondioli, Luca
Borówka, Paulina
Botte, Emmanuel
Burmaz, Josip
Bužanić, Domagoj
Candilio, Francesca
Cvetko, Mirna
De Angelis, Daniela
Drnić, Ivan
Elschek, Kristián
Fantar, Mounir
Gaspari, Andrej
Gasperetti, Gabriella
Genchi, Francesco
Golubović, Snežana
Hukeľová, Zuzana
Jankauskas, Rimantas
Vučković, Kristina Jelinčić
Jeremić, Gordana
Kaić, Iva
Kazek, Kevin
Khachatryan, Hamazasp
Khudaverdyan, Anahit
Kirchengast, Sylvia
Korać, Miomir
Kozlowski, Valérie
Krošláková, Mária
Kušan Špalj, Dora
La Pastina, Francesco
Laguardia, Marie
Legrand, Sandra
Leleković, Tino
Leskovar, Tamara
Lorkiewicz, Wiesław
Los, Dženi
Silva, Ana Maria
Masaryk, Rene
Matijević, Vinka
Cherifi, Yahia Mehdi Seddik
Meyer, Nicolas
Mikić, Ilija
Miladinović-Radmilović, Nataša
Milošević Zakić, Branka
Nacouzi, Lina
Natuniewicz-Sekuła, Magdalena
Nava, Alessia
Neugebauer-Maresch, Christine
Nováček, Jan
Osterholtz, Anna
Paige, Julianne
Paraman, Lujana
Pieri, Dominique
Pieta, Karol
Pop-Lazić, Stefan
Ruttkay, Matej
Sanader, Mirjana
Sołtysiak, Arkadiusz
Sperduti, Alessandra
Stankovic Pesterac, Tijana
Teschler-Nicola, Maria
Teul, Iwona
Tončinić, Domagoj
Trapp, Julien
Vulović, Dragana
Waliszewski, Tomasz
Walter, Diethard
Živanović, Miloš
Filah, Mohamed el Mostefa
Čaušević-Bully, Morana
Šlaus, Mario
Borić, Dušan
Novak, Mario
Coppa, Alfredo
Pinhasi, Ron
Pritchard, Jonathan K
Antonio, Margaret L
Weiß, Clemens L
Gao, Ziyue
Sawyer, Susanna
Oberreiter, Victoria
Moots, Hannah M
Spence, Jeffrey P
Cheronet, Olivia
Zagorc, Brina
Praxmarer, Elisa
Özdoğan, Kadir Toykan
Demetz, Lea
Gelabert, Pere
Fernandes, Daniel
Lucci, Michaela
Alihodžić, Timka
Amrani, Selma
Avetisyan, Pavel
Baillif-Ducros, Christèle
Bedić, Željka
Bertrand, Audrey
Bilić, Maja
Bondioli, Luca
Borówka, Paulina
Botte, Emmanuel
Burmaz, Josip
Bužanić, Domagoj
Candilio, Francesca
Cvetko, Mirna
De Angelis, Daniela
Drnić, Ivan
Elschek, Kristián
Fantar, Mounir
Gaspari, Andrej
Gasperetti, Gabriella
Genchi, Francesco
Golubović, Snežana
Hukeľová, Zuzana
Jankauskas, Rimantas
Vučković, Kristina Jelinčić
Jeremić, Gordana
Kaić, Iva
Kazek, Kevin
Khachatryan, Hamazasp
Khudaverdyan, Anahit
Kirchengast, Sylvia
Korać, Miomir
Kozlowski, Valérie
Krošláková, Mária
Kušan Špalj, Dora
La Pastina, Francesco
Laguardia, Marie
Legrand, Sandra
Leleković, Tino
Leskovar, Tamara
Lorkiewicz, Wiesław
Los, Dženi
Silva, Ana Maria
Masaryk, Rene
Matijević, Vinka
Cherifi, Yahia Mehdi Seddik
Meyer, Nicolas
Mikić, Ilija
Miladinović-Radmilović, Nataša
Milošević Zakić, Branka
Nacouzi, Lina
Natuniewicz-Sekuła, Magdalena
Nava, Alessia
Neugebauer-Maresch, Christine
Nováček, Jan
Osterholtz, Anna
Paige, Julianne
Paraman, Lujana
Pieri, Dominique
Pieta, Karol
Pop-Lazić, Stefan
Ruttkay, Matej
Sanader, Mirjana
Sołtysiak, Arkadiusz
Sperduti, Alessandra
Stankovic Pesterac, Tijana
Teschler-Nicola, Maria
Teul, Iwona
Tončinić, Domagoj
Trapp, Julien
Vulović, Dragana
Waliszewski, Tomasz
Walter, Diethard
Živanović, Miloš
Filah, Mohamed el Mostefa
Čaušević-Bully, Morana
Šlaus, Mario
Borić, Dušan
Novak, Mario
Coppa, Alfredo
Pinhasi, Ron
Pritchard, Jonathan K
Source :
eLife
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Ancient DNA research in the past decade has revealed that European population structure changed dramatically in the prehistoric period (14,000–3000 years before present, YBP), reflecting the widespread introduction of Neolithic farmer and Bronze Age Steppe ancestries. However, little is known about how population structure changed from the historical period onward (3000 YBP - present). To address this, we collected whole genomes from 204 individuals from Europe and the Mediterranean, many of which are the first historical period genomes from their region (e.g. Armenia and France). We found that most regions show remarkable inter-individual heterogeneity. At least 7% of historical individuals carry ancestry uncommon in the region where they were sampled, some indicating cross-Mediterranean contacts. Despite this high level of mobility, overall population structure across western Eurasia is relatively stable through the historical period up to the present, mirroring geography. We show that, under standard population genetics models with local panmixia, the observed level of dispersal would lead to a collapse of population structure. Persistent population structure thus suggests a lower effective migration rate than indicated by the observed dispersal. We hypothesize that this phenomenon can be explained by extensive transient dispersal arising from drastically improved transportation networks and the Roman Empire’s mobilization of people for trade, labor, and military. This work highlights the utility of ancient DNA in elucidating finer scale human population dynamics in recent history.

Details

Database :
OAIster
Journal :
eLife
Notes :
eLife, English
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1432355206
Document Type :
Electronic Resource