The Paleogenetic Study of Bertek-33, an Afanasyevo Cemetery on the Ukok Plateau, the Altai Mountains
A. S. Pilipenko,
R. O. Trapezov,
S. V. Cherdantsev,
I. V. Pilipenko,
A. A. Zhuravlev,
M. S. Pristyazhnyuk,
V. I. Molodin https://doi.org/10.17746/1563-0110.2020.48.4.146-154
Abstract
We present the results of a paleogenetic analysis of bone samples representing seven adult individuals from Bertek-33—an Afanasyevo cemetery on the Ukok plateau, in the Altai Republic, Russia. The fi ndings are interpreted with reference to archaeological and anthropological data. Four systems of genetic markers were analyzed: mitochondrial DNA, polymorphic fragment of the amelogenin gene, autosomal STR-loci, and Y-chromosomal STR-loci. Genetic results indicate the dominance of Western Eurasian mtDNA haplogroups (T, J, U5a, K, H) and the homogeneity of the male gene-pool represented by variants of the Y-chromosomal haplogroup R1b. Data on mtDNA, Y-chromosome, and individual autosomal markers attest to the Western Eurasian affi nities of this group. The sample falls within the mtDNA and Y-chromosomal diversity of the Afanasyevo population of southern Siberia. Possible kinship between the individuals buried at Bertek-33 is discussed. Also, we address theoretical issues such as the accuracy of comparisons and the interpretation of genetic data with regard to cultural features.
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Supporting agencies: This study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (Project No. 17-78-20193). The paleogenetic facilities of the Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the SB RAS are partially supported by Budget Project No. 0259-2019-0010-C-01
About the Authors
A. S. Pilipenko
Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Head of the Interinstitutional Center.
Pr. Akademika Lavrentieva 10, Novosibirsk, 630090
R. O. Trapezov
Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Researcher
Pr. Akademika Lavrentieva 10, Novosibirsk, 630090
S. V. Cherdantsev
Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Doctoral Student
Pr. Akademika Lavrentieva 10, Novosibirsk, 630090
I. V. Pilipenko
Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Head of the Interinstitutional Center.
Pr. Akademika Lavrentieva 10, Novosibirsk, 630090
A. A. Zhuravlev
Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Junior Researcher
Pr. Akademika Lavrentieva 10, Novosibirsk, 630090
M. S. Pristyazhnyuk
Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Employee
Pr. Akademika Lavrentieva 10, Novosibirsk, 630090
V. I. Molodin
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Professor, Department Head, IAE; Chief Researcher, NSU.
Pr. Akademika Lavrentieva 17, Novosibirsk, 630090; Pirogova 1, Novosibirsk, 630090
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