A PALEOGENETIC STUDY OF PAZYRYK PEOPLE BURIED AT AK-ALAKHA-1, THE ALTAI MOUNTAINS
Abstract
The study outlines the results of a molecular-genetic analysis of two males from a Pazyryk burial at Ak-Alakha-1, Ukok Plateau, the Altai Mountains, relating to mitochondrial DNA, the polymorphic part of amelogenin gene, autosomal STR-loci and STR-loci of Y-chromosome. Major lineages of both mtDNA and Y-chromosome are identical, indicating kinship. However, more detailed results exclude fi rst degree (father–son) kinship in favor of a more distant relationship. Phylogenetic and phylogeographic implications of the fi ndings are discussed. The study demonstrates the capacities of modern paleogenetic techniques and the urgent necessity to include them in archaeological reconstructions.
About the Authors
A. S. Pilipenko
Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences,
Pr. Akademika Lavrentieva 10, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences,
Pr. Akademika Lavrentieva 17, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
R. O. Trapezov
Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences,
Pr. Akademika Lavrentieva 10, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences,
Pr. Akademika Lavrentieva 17, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
N. V. Polosmak
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences,
Pr. Akademika Lavrentieva 17, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Pilipenko A.S., Trapezov R.O., Polosmak N.V. A PALEOGENETIC STUDY OF PAZYRYK PEOPLE BURIED AT AK-ALAKHA-1, THE ALTAI MOUNTAINS. Archaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of Eurasia. 2015;43(4):144-150. (In Russ.)
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