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Reconciling material cultures in archaeology with genetic data: The nomenclature of clusters emerging from archaeogenomic analysis
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Genome-wide ancient DNA analysis of skeletons retrieved from archaeological excavations has provided a powerful new tool for the investigation of past populations and migrations. An important objective for the coming years is to properly integrate ancient genomics into archaeological research. This article aims to contribute to developing a better understanding and cooperation between the two disciplines and beyond. It focuses on the question of how best to name clusters encountered when analysing the genetic makeup of past human populations. Recent studies have frequently borrowed archaeological cultural designations to name these genetic groups, while neglecting the historically problematic nature of the concept of cultures in archaeology. After reviewing current practices in naming genetic clusters, we introduce three possible nomenclature systems ('numeric system', 'mixed system (a)', 'geographic-temporal system') along with their advantages and challenges.
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- Authors
- Eisenmann, S., Bánffy, E., van Dommelen, P., Hofmann, K. P., Maran, J., Lazaridis, I., Mittnik, A., McCormick, M., Krause, J., Reich, D., & Stockhammer, P. W.
- Affiliations
- Max Planck - Harvard Research Center for the Archaeoscience of the Ancient Mediterranean (DE)
- Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Zentrale (DE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- Broad Institute (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Eisenmann, Stefanie
- Stockhammer, Philipp W.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Scientific Reports
- Published
- 2018-08-29
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 13003-13003
- ISSN
- 2045-2322 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC6115390
- OpenAlex
- W2888249567
- Cited by
- 155
- References
- 54
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 9.65
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
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- University Library Heidelberg
- Funders
- Max-Planck - Harvard Research Center for the Archaeoscience of the Ancient Mediterranean
- 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 › Anthropology › Race, Genetics, and Society
- Keywords
- paleogenomics, ancient DNA, material culture, population genetics, human migration, nomenclature system
- MeSH terms
- DNA, Ancient, Archaeology, Fossils, Humans, Terminology as Topic, Skeleton, Genomics
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