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Ancient Rome: A genetic crossroads of Europe and the Mediterranean

Antonio, Margaret L., Gao, Ziyue, Moots, Hannah M., Lucci, Michaela, Candilio, Francesca, Sawyer, Susanna, Oberreiter, Victoria, Calderon, Diego, Devitofranceschi, Katharina, Aikens, Rachael C., Aneli, Serena, Bartoli, Fulvio, Bedini, Alessandro, Cheronet, Olivia, Cotter, Daniel J., Fernandes, Daniel M., Gasperetti, Gabriella, Grifoni, Renata, Guidi, Alessandro, La Pastina, Francesco, Loreti, Ersilia, Manacorda, Daniele, Matullo, Giuseppe, Morretta, Simona, Nava, Alessia, Fiocchi Nicolai, Vincenzo, Nomi, Federico, Pavolini, Carlo, Pentiricci, Massimo, Pergola, Philippe, Piranomonte, Marina, Schmidt, Ryan, Spinola, Giandomenico, Sperduti, Alessandra, Rubini, Mauro, Bondioli, Luca, Coppa, Alfredo, Pinhasi, Ron, Pritchard, Jonathan K.·2019·Science
DOI 10.1126/science.aay6826PMC PMC7093155
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A 10,000-year transect of Roman populations: Rome wasn't built (or settled) in a day. Antonio et al. performed an ancestral DNA analysis to investigate the genetic changes that occurred in Rome and central Italy from the Mesolithic into modern times. By examining 127 Roman genomes and their archaeological context, the authors demonstrate a major ancestry shift in the Neolithic between hunter gatherers and farmers. A second ancestry shift is observed in the Bronze Age, likely coinciding with trade and an increased movement of populations. Genetic changes track the historical changes occurring in Rome and reflect gene flow from across the Mediterranean, Europe, and North Africa over time. Science , this issue p. 708

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Antonio, M. L., Gao, Z., Moots, H. M., Lucci, M., Candilio, F., Sawyer, S., Oberreiter, V., Calderon, D., Devitofranceschi, K., Aikens, R. C., Aneli, S., Bartoli, F., Bedini, A., Cheronet, O., Cotter, D. J., Fernandes, D. M., Gasperetti, G., Grifoni, R., Guidi, A., La Pastina, F., Loreti, E., Manacorda, D., Matullo, G., Morretta, S., Nava, A., Fiocchi Nicolai, V., Nomi, F., Pavolini, C., Pentiricci, M., Pergola, P., Piranomonte, M., Schmidt, R., Spinola, G., Sperduti, A., Rubini, M., Bondioli, L., Coppa, A., Pinhasi, R., & Pritchard, J. K.
Affiliations
  • Program in Biomedical Informatics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
  • Stanford University, Department of Anthropology, Stanford, CA, USA.
  • DANTE Laboratory for the study of Diet and Ancient Technology, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy.
  • School of Archaeology, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
  • Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
  • Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Università di Torino, Torino, Italy.
  • Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
  • Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali (retired), Rome, Italy.
  • Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
  • Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Sassari e Nuoro, Sassari, Italy.
  • Dipartimento di Civiltà e Forme del Sapere, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
  • Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici, Università degli Studi di Roma Tre, Rome, Italy.
  • Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy.
  • Curatore beni culturali presso la Sovrintendenza Capitolina, Rome, Italy.
  • Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici Università degli Studi di Roma Tre, Rome, Italy.
  • Soprintendenza Speciale Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio di Roma, Rome, Italy.
  • Christian and Medieval Archaeology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
  • Università della Tuscia, DISUCOM Dipartimento di Scienze Umanistiche, della Comunicazione e del Turismo, Viterbo, Italy.
  • Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.
  • Soprintendenza speciale Archeologia Belle arti e paesaggio di Roma, Rome, Italy.
  • University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
  • Musei Vaticani, Reparto Antichità Greche e Romane, Vatican City.
  • Servizio di Bioarcheologia, Museo delle Civiltà, Rome, Italy.
  • SABAP-LAZ Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali, Rome, Italy.
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Science
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published
2019-11-08
Volume
366
Issue
6466
Pages
708-714
ISSN
  • 0036-8075
  • 1095-9203
DOI
10.1126/science.aay6826
PMC
PMC7093155
Cited by
257
References
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Language
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Funders
National Science Foundation

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Antonio, M. L., Gao, Z., Moots, H. M., Lucci, M., Candilio, F., Sawyer, S., Oberreiter, V., Calderon, D., Devitofranceschi, K., Aikens, R. C., Aneli, S., Bartoli, F., Bedini, A., Cheronet, O., Cotter, D. J., Fernandes, D. M., Gasperetti, G., Grifoni, R., Guidi, A., . . . Pritchard, J. K. (2019). Ancient Rome: A genetic crossroads of Europe and the Mediterranean. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aay6826