Mitochondrial DNA from El Mirador Cave (Atapuerca, Spain) Reveals the Heterogeneity of Chalcolithic Populations

Previous mitochondrial DNA analyses on ancient European remains have suggested that the current distribution of haplogroup H was modeled by the expansion of the Bell Beaker culture (ca 4,500–4,050 years BP) out of Iberia during the Chalcolithic period. However, little is known on the genetic composi...

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Main Authors: Gómez-Sánchez, Daniel, Olalde, Iñigo, Pierini, Federica, Matas-Lalueza, Laura, Gigli, Elena, Lari, Martina, Civit, Sergi, Lozano, Marina, Vergès, Josep Maria, Caramelli, David, Ramírez, Oscar, Lalueza-Fox, Carles
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4130614/