Ancient DNA from Early Human Burials in the Argentine Puna: Insights into Burial Practices and South American Population History

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Bolnick, Deborah A.; Pintar, Elizabeth; Martinez, Jorge Gabriel; Díaz Matallana, Marcela; Mata Miguez, Jaime
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2014
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Although the earliest archaeological sites in South America date to the late Pleistocene, little is known about the genetic makeup or mortuary behavior of early hunter-gatherer populations in South America. To help shed light on the burial practices of these hunter-gatherers, as well as the early population history of this region, we extracted ancient DNA from the remains of 13 individuals excavated from early and mid-Holocene archaeological sites in the southern Argentine Puna. These remains are from four locations in the Antofagasta de la Sierra region of northwestern Argentina, and date between 9200 and 3200 YBP. We sequenced 372 base pairs of the first hypervariable region of the mitochondrial DNA to define maternally-inherited genetic lineages, and analyzed a length dimorphism in the amelogenin gene to investigate the sex of each individual. We found that maternally related individuals were sometimes buried together, and several individuals exhibited a mtDNA lineage that is rare in indigenous American populations today. Our results shed light on the early population history of this region and help elucidate the genetic affinities between the prehistoric inhabitants of the Puna and other regions in South America.
Fil: Bolnick, Deborah A.. Austin Community College; Estados Unidos
Fil: Pintar, Elizabeth. Austin Community College; Estados Unidos
Fil: Martinez, Jorge Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Díaz Matallana, Marcela. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Colombia
Fil: Mata Miguez, Jaime. University of Texas at Austin; Estados Unidos
79th Meeting for the Society for American Archaeology
Austin
Estados Unidos
Society for American Archaeology
Materia
ANCIENT DNA
EARLY BURIALS
PEÑAS DE LAS TRAMPAS 1.1
PALEODEMOGRAPHY
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Ancient DNA from Early Human Burials in the Argentine Puna: Insights into Burial Practices and South American Population History
title Ancient DNA from Early Human Burials in the Argentine Puna: Insights into Burial Practices and South American Population History
spellingShingle Ancient DNA from Early Human Burials in the Argentine Puna: Insights into Burial Practices and South American Population History
Bolnick, Deborah A.
ANCIENT DNA
EARLY BURIALS
PEÑAS DE LAS TRAMPAS 1.1
PALEODEMOGRAPHY
title_short Ancient DNA from Early Human Burials in the Argentine Puna: Insights into Burial Practices and South American Population History
title_full Ancient DNA from Early Human Burials in the Argentine Puna: Insights into Burial Practices and South American Population History
title_fullStr Ancient DNA from Early Human Burials in the Argentine Puna: Insights into Burial Practices and South American Population History
title_full_unstemmed Ancient DNA from Early Human Burials in the Argentine Puna: Insights into Burial Practices and South American Population History
title_sort Ancient DNA from Early Human Burials in the Argentine Puna: Insights into Burial Practices and South American Population History
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Bolnick, Deborah A.
Pintar, Elizabeth
Martinez, Jorge Gabriel
Díaz Matallana, Marcela
Mata Miguez, Jaime
author Bolnick, Deborah A.
author_facet Bolnick, Deborah A.
Pintar, Elizabeth
Martinez, Jorge Gabriel
Díaz Matallana, Marcela
Mata Miguez, Jaime
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author2 Pintar, Elizabeth
Martinez, Jorge Gabriel
Díaz Matallana, Marcela
Mata Miguez, Jaime
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ANCIENT DNA
EARLY BURIALS
PEÑAS DE LAS TRAMPAS 1.1
PALEODEMOGRAPHY
topic ANCIENT DNA
EARLY BURIALS
PEÑAS DE LAS TRAMPAS 1.1
PALEODEMOGRAPHY
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Although the earliest archaeological sites in South America date to the late Pleistocene, little is known about the genetic makeup or mortuary behavior of early hunter-gatherer populations in South America. To help shed light on the burial practices of these hunter-gatherers, as well as the early population history of this region, we extracted ancient DNA from the remains of 13 individuals excavated from early and mid-Holocene archaeological sites in the southern Argentine Puna. These remains are from four locations in the Antofagasta de la Sierra region of northwestern Argentina, and date between 9200 and 3200 YBP. We sequenced 372 base pairs of the first hypervariable region of the mitochondrial DNA to define maternally-inherited genetic lineages, and analyzed a length dimorphism in the amelogenin gene to investigate the sex of each individual. We found that maternally related individuals were sometimes buried together, and several individuals exhibited a mtDNA lineage that is rare in indigenous American populations today. Our results shed light on the early population history of this region and help elucidate the genetic affinities between the prehistoric inhabitants of the Puna and other regions in South America.
Fil: Bolnick, Deborah A.. Austin Community College; Estados Unidos
Fil: Pintar, Elizabeth. Austin Community College; Estados Unidos
Fil: Martinez, Jorge Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Díaz Matallana, Marcela. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Colombia
Fil: Mata Miguez, Jaime. University of Texas at Austin; Estados Unidos
79th Meeting for the Society for American Archaeology
Austin
Estados Unidos
Society for American Archaeology
description Although the earliest archaeological sites in South America date to the late Pleistocene, little is known about the genetic makeup or mortuary behavior of early hunter-gatherer populations in South America. To help shed light on the burial practices of these hunter-gatherers, as well as the early population history of this region, we extracted ancient DNA from the remains of 13 individuals excavated from early and mid-Holocene archaeological sites in the southern Argentine Puna. These remains are from four locations in the Antofagasta de la Sierra region of northwestern Argentina, and date between 9200 and 3200 YBP. We sequenced 372 base pairs of the first hypervariable region of the mitochondrial DNA to define maternally-inherited genetic lineages, and analyzed a length dimorphism in the amelogenin gene to investigate the sex of each individual. We found that maternally related individuals were sometimes buried together, and several individuals exhibited a mtDNA lineage that is rare in indigenous American populations today. Our results shed light on the early population history of this region and help elucidate the genetic affinities between the prehistoric inhabitants of the Puna and other regions in South America.
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