Ancient genomes provide insights into family structure and the heredity of social status in the early Bronze Age of southeastern Europe
| Autor: | Žegarac Aleksandra, Winkelbach Laura, Blöcher Jens, Diekmann Yoan, Krečković Gavrilović Marija, Porčić Marko, Stojković Biljana, Milašinović Lidija, Schreiber Mona, Wegmann Daniel, Veeramah Krishna, Stefanović Sofija, Burger Joachim |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male Heredity Adolescent Science Human Migration 930 History of ancient world Young Adult 930 Alte Geschichte Early Bronze Age Humans Mokrin Child ancient DNA kinship History Ancient Genome Human Middle Aged Prognosis Survival Rate Genetics Population Psychological Distance Social Class Child Preschool Medicine Female Family Relations Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021) Marija Krečković Gavrilović Scientific Reports |
| ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
| Popis: | Twenty-four palaeogenomes from Mokrin, a major Early Bronze Age necropolis in southeastern Europe, were sequenced to analyse kinship between individuals and to better understand prehistoric social organization. 15 investigated individuals were involved in genetic relationships of varying degrees. The Mokrin sample resembles a genetically unstructured population, suggesting that the community’s social hierarchies were not accompanied by strict marriage barriers. We find evidence for female exogamy but no indications for strict patrilocality. Individual status differences at Mokrin, as indicated by grave goods, support the inference that females could inherit status, but could not transmit status to all their sons. We further show that sons had the possibility to acquire status during their lifetimes, but not necessarily to inherit it. Taken together, these findings suggest that Southeastern Europe in the Early Bronze Age had a significantly different family and social structure than Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age societies of Central Europe. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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