Yurtman, E;
Özer, O;
Yüncü, E;
Dağtaş, ND;
Koptekin, D;
Çakan, YG;
Özkan, M;
... Özer, F; + view all
(2021)
Archaeogenetic analysis of Neolithic sheep from Anatolia suggests a complex demographic history since domestication.
Communications Biology
, 4
, Article 1279. 10.1038/s42003-021-02794-8.
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Abstract
Sheep were among the first domesticated animals, but their demographic history is little understood. Here we analyzed nuclear polymorphism and mitochondrial data (mtDNA) from ancient central and west Anatolian sheep dating from Epipaleolithic to late Neolithic, comparatively with modern-day breeds and central Asian Neolithic/Bronze Age sheep (OBI). Analyzing ancient nuclear data, we found that Anatolian Neolithic sheep (ANS) are genetically closest to present-day European breeds relative to Asian breeds, a conclusion supported by mtDNA haplogroup frequencies. In contrast, OBI showed higher genetic affinity to present-day Asian breeds. These results suggest that the east-west genetic structure observed in present-day breeds had already emerged by 6000 BCE, hinting at multiple sheep domestication episodes or early wild introgression in southwest Asia. Furthermore, we found that ANS are genetically distinct from all modern breeds. Our results suggest that European and Anatolian domestic sheep gene pools have been strongly remolded since the Neolithic.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Archaeogenetic analysis of Neolithic sheep from Anatolia suggests a complex demographic history since domestication |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s42003-021-02794-8 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02794-8 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Institute of Archaeology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Institute of Archaeology > Institute of Archaeology Gordon Square |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10138703 |
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