Ancient DNA, Strontium isotopes, and osteological analyses shed light on social and kinship organization of the Later Stone Age Export

@article{citeulike:3644565, abstract = {In 2005 four outstanding multiple burials were discovered near Eulau, Germany. The 4,600-year-old graves contained groups of adults and children buried facing each other. Skeletal and artifactual evidence and the simultaneous interment of the individuals suggest the supposed families fell victim to a violent event. In a multidisciplinary approach, archaeological, anthropological, geochemical (radiogenic isotopes), and molecular genetic (ancient DNA) methods were applied to these unique burials. Using autosomal, mitochondrial, and Y-chromosomal markers, we identified genetic kinship among the individuals. A direct child-parent relationship was detected in one burial, providing the oldest molecular genetic evidence of a nuclear family. Strontium isotope analyses point to different origins for males and children versus females. By this approach, we gain insight into a Late Stone Age society, which appears to have been exogamous and patrilocal, and in which genetic kinship seems to be a focal point of social organization.}, author = {Haak, Wolfgang and Brandt, Guido and de Jong, Hylke N. and Meyer, Christian and Ganslmeier, Robert and Heyd, Volker and Hawkesworth, Chris and Pike, Alistair W. G. and Meller, Harald and Alt, Kurt W.}, citeulike-article-id = {3644565}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2008/11/17/0807592105.abstract}, journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, keywords = {200811, allemagne, neolithique, rite-funeraire, societe, violence}, posted-at = {2008-11-21 11:31:34}, priority = {2}, title = {Ancient DNA, Strontium isotopes, and osteological analyses shed light on social and kinship organization of the Later Stone Age}, url = {http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2008/11/17/0807592105.abstract}, volume = {Early Edition}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3644565 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3644565 N2 - In 2005 four outstanding multiple burials were discovered near Eulau, Germany. The 4,600-year-old graves contained groups of adults and children buried facing each other. Skeletal and artifactual evidence and the simultaneous interment of the individuals suggest the supposed families fell victim to a violent event. In a multidisciplinary approach, archaeological, anthropological, geochemical (radiogenic isotopes), and molecular genetic (ancient DNA) methods were applied to these unique burials. Using autosomal, mitochondrial, and Y-chromosomal markers, we identified genetic kinship among the individuals. A direct child-parent relationship was detected in one burial, providing the oldest molecular genetic evidence of a nuclear family. Strontium isotope analyses point to different origins for males and children versus females. By this approach, we gain insight into a Late Stone Age society, which appears to have been exogamous and patrilocal, and in which genetic kinship seems to be a focal point of social organization. JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences TI - Ancient DNA, Strontium isotopes, and osteological analyses shed light on social and kinship organization of the Later Stone Age VL - Early Edition KW - 200811 KW - allemagne KW - neolithique KW - rite-funeraire KW - societe KW - violence AU - Haak, Wolfgang AU - Brandt, Guido AU - de Jong, Hylke AU - Meyer, Christian AU - Ganslmeier, Robert AU - Heyd, Volker AU - Hawkesworth, Chris AU - Pike, Alistair AU - Meller, Harald AU - Alt, Kurt PY - 2008/// UR - http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2008/11/17/0807592105.abstract ER -