Ancient DNA evidence for the ecological globalization of cod fishing in medieval and post-medieval Europe.

Autor: Martínez-García L; Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo 0315, Norway., Ferrari G; Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo 0315, Norway.; Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH3 5NZ, UK., Cuevas A; Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo 0315, Norway., Atmore LM; Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo 0315, Norway., López-Arias B; Laboratorio de Arqueozoología LAZ-UAM, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain., Culling M; Evolutionary Biology Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UK., Llorente-Rodríguez L; Laboratory for Archaezoological Studies, Faculty of Archaeology, University of Leiden, Leiden 2311 EZ, The Netherlands., Morales-Muñiz A; Laboratorio de Arqueozoología LAZ-UAM, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain., Roselló-Izquierdo E; Laboratorio de Arqueozoología LAZ-UAM, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain., Quirós JA; Department of Geography, Prehistory and Archaeology, University of the Basque Country, Vitoria-Gasteiz 48940, Spain., Marlasca-Martín R; Posidonia s.l. Avd. Sant Jordi, Eivissa 07638, Spain., Hänfling B; Institute for Biodiversity and Freshwater Conservation, UHI-Inverness, Inverness, UK., Hutchinson WF; Evolutionary Biology Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UK., Jakobsen KS; Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo 0315, Norway., Jentoft S; Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo 0315, Norway., Orton D; BioArCh, Department of Archaeology, University of York, York, UK., Star B; Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo 0315, Norway., Barrett JH; Department of Archaeology and Cultural History, NTNU University Museum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim 7012, Norway.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Proceedings. Biological sciences [Proc Biol Sci] 2022 Oct 26; Vol. 289 (1985), pp. 20221107. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 19.
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.1107
Abstrakt: Understanding the historical emergence and growth of long-range fisheries can provide fundamental insights into the timing of ecological impacts and the development of coastal communities during the last millennium. Whole-genome sequencing approaches can improve such understanding by determining the origin of archaeological fish specimens that may have been obtained from historic trade or distant water. Here, we used genome-wide data to individually infer the biological source of 37 ancient Atlantic cod specimens ( ca 1050-1950 CE) from England and Spain. Our findings provide novel genetic evidence that eleventh- to twelfth-century specimens from London were predominantly obtained from nearby populations, while thirteenth- to fourteenth-century specimens were derived from distant sources. Our results further suggest that Icelandic cod was indeed exported to London earlier than previously reported. Our observations confirm the chronology and geography of the trans-Atlantic cod trade from Newfoundland to Spain starting by the early sixteenth century. Our findings demonstrate the utility of whole-genome sequencing and ancient DNA approaches to describe the globalization of marine fisheries and increase our understanding regarding the extent of the North Atlantic fish trade and long-range fisheries in medieval and early modern times.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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