Ancient DNA from an Early Neolithic Iberian population supports a pioneer colonization by first farmers

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-56

  Gamba, C ^a   FernUndez E ^a,b   Tirado, M ^a   Deguilloux, M F ^c   Pemonge, M H ^c   Utrilla, P ^d   Edo, M ^e   Molist, M ^f   Rasteiro, R ^g   Chikhi, L ^g,h,i   Arroyo Pardo, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^g INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

^h CNRS   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

ancient DNA; Iberian Peninsula; mitochondrial DNA; Neolithic

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AGRICULTURE; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAST; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SPAIN;

AGRICULTURE; ARCHAEOLOGY; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETIC DRIFT; HAPLOTYPES; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAST; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SPAIN;

EID: 84155160700     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05361.x     Document Type: Article

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