Mitochondrial DNA Suggests a Western Eurasian Origin for Ancient (Proto-) Bulgarians
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8960646 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Desislava Nesheva (0000-0002-8574-8477, Medical University of Sofia, corresponding author), Nesheva Nesheva, Sena Karachanak-Yankova (0000-0001-6441-629X, Medical University of Sofia), Karachanak-Yankova Karachanak-Yankova, Martina Lari (0000-0002-7832-8212, University of Florence), Lari Lari, Yordan Yordanov (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences), Yordanov Yordanov, Angel S Galabov (Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology), Galabov Galabov, David Caramelli (0000-0001-6468-1675, University of Florence), Caramelli Caramelli, Драга Тончева (0000-0002-7451-6363, Medical University of Sofia), Toncheva Toncheva |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 19-19 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Biology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7143 • E-ISSN: 1534-6617 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.13110/humanbiology.87.1.0019 |
| PMID | 26416319 |
| OpenAlex | W2158874553 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 21 |
Ancient (proto-) Bulgarians have long been thought of as a Turkic population. However, evidence found in the past three decades shows that this is not the case. Until now, this evidence has not included ancient mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis. To fill this void, we collected human remains from the 8th to the 10th century AD located in three necropolises in Bulgaria: Nojarevo (Silistra region) and Monastery of Mostich (Shumen region), both in northeastern Bulgaria, and Tuhovishte (Satovcha region) in southwestern Bulgaria. The phylogenetic analysis of 13 ancient DNA samples (extracted from teeth) identified 12 independent haplotypes, which we further classified into mtDNA haplogroups found in present-day European and western Eurasian populations. Our results suggest a western Eurasian matrilineal origin for proto-Bulgarians, as well as a genetic similarity between proto- and modern Bulgarians. Our future work will provide additional data that will further clarify proto-Bulgarian origins, thereby adding new clues to the current understanding of European genetic evolution
Ancient DNA · Ancient history · Biology · Bulgarian · Evolutionary biology · Gene · Genotype · Geography · Haplogroup · Haplotype · Human mitochondrial DNA haplogroup · Mitochondrial DNA · Population · Demography · Forensic and Genetic Research · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Genetics · History · Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
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| Citations per year | 0.11 |
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| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |