The genetic impact of Aztec imperialism: Ancient mitochondrial DNA evidence from Xaltocan, Mexico

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 504-516

  Mata Míguez, Jaime ^a   Overholtzer, Lisa ^b   Rodríguez Alegría, Enrique ^a   Kemp, Brian M ^c   Bolnick, Deborah A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ancient DNA; Aztec empire; demographic shift; matriline replacement; mtDNA

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEXICO;

ADULT; BAYES THEOREM; BONE AND BONES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; HAPLOTYPES; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; INDIANS, CENTRAL AMERICAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; TOOTH;

EID: 84869489174     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22152     Document Type: Article

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