[Molecular archaeology: familial relationship into a neolithic deposit].
At the neolithic period, collective burial-sites were common. In these deposits, we can observe a breakdown of bodies according to age and sex. The nature of this selection is completely unknown. It is a cultural or a family-based selection? We decided to approach this problem by doing a genetic study of the skeletons of the collective deposit of Condé-sur-Ifs (7,000 years B.P., Calvados, France). The study based on the variability of the mitochondrial DNA control region shows that the five individuals studied have all different mitochondrial types. Thus, a familial relationship between these individuals (on a maternal lineage) can be excluded.
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CNRS UMR 319/Institut Pasteur de Lille, IBL, Lille.
Hänni
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D000328:Adult; D001106:Archaeology / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D005823:Genetics; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D010164:Paleopathology; D010290:Parents; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012863:Skeleton