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Ancient DNA from a pre‐Columbian Amerindian population

Stone, Anne C., Stoneking, Mark·1993·American Journal of Physical Anthropology

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Ancient DNA was obtained from skeletal remains from the Norris Farms #36 cemetery, a pre-Columbian archeological site in central Illinois that dates to A.D. 1300. Four mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) markers were analyzed that delineate the four primary mtDNA lineages found in contemporary Amerindian populations. mtDNA types were determined for 50 individuals; 49 belonged to one of these four lineages. One lineage occurred only in males, suggesting an immigration of maternally related males into this community. There was no significant spatial patterning of mtDNA lineages within the cemetery. This survey of ancient DNA variation in a pre-Columbian population supports the view that the initial colonization of the New World comprised just four primary mtDNA lineages.

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  • The Norris Farms #36 cemetery was selected for analysis because bone samples from this site had been previously investigated using ancient DNA techniques, and mtDNA haplogroup assignments and HVRI sequences are available for 108 and 52 individuals, respectively, making it the most intensively studied pre-Contact North American site to date.

    “The Norris Farms #36 cemetery was selected for analysis because bone samples from this site had been previously investigated using ancient DNA techniques (Stone and Stoneking, 1993, 1998, 1999), and mtDNA haplogroup assignments and HVRI sequences are available for 108 and 52 individuals, respectively, making it the most intensively studied pre‐Contact North American site to date.”

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Authors
Stone, A. C., & Stoneking, M.
Affiliations
Pennsylvania State University (US)
Corresponding author
Stoneking, Mark
Venue
American Journal of Physical Anthropology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1993-12
Volume
92
Issue
4
Pages
463-471
ISSN
  • 0002-9483 (ISSN-L)
  • 1096-8644
OpenAlex
W2074866183
Cited by
187
References
36
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 22 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 5
FWCI
6.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • American Journal of Physical Anthropology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Pennsylvania State University
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Forensic and Genetic Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Paleopathology and ancient diseases
Keywords
ancient DNA, mitochondrial lineages, skeletal remains, matrilineal ancestry, male immigration, central Illinois, genetic variation
MeSH terms
Adult, Base Sequence, DNA, Mitochondrial, Female, Genetic Markers, Humans, Illinois, Indians, North American, Male, Molecular Sequence Data, Phylogeny, Genetic Variation, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Sequence Deletion, History, Medieval

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