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Berbers and Arabs: Tracing the genetic diversity and history of Southern Tunisia through genome wide analysis

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ID9567386
AuthorsPaolo Anagnostou (0000-0003-0768-4612, Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale Università di Roma “La Sapienza” Italy, corresponding author), Valentina Dominici (Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale Università di Roma “La Sapienza” Italy), Cinzia Battaggia (Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale Università di Roma “La Sapienza” Italy), Nouri Boukhchim (Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines Université de Kairouan Kairouan Tunisia), Jaâfar Ben Nasr (0000-0002-5158-0418, Département d'Archéologie (FLSHK), LR 13 ES 11/ UR 16 ES 01 Université de Kairouan Tunisia), Ridha Boussoffara (Institut National du Patrimoine Tunis Tunisia), Emanuele Cancellieri (0000-0002-0975-5675, Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Antichità Università di Roma “La Sapienza” Italy), Marwa Marnaoui (Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Antichità Università di Roma “La Sapienza” Italy), Meriem Marzouki (Higher institute of fine arts, Department of Space Design University of Sousse Sousse Tunisia), Hedi Bel Haj Brahim (Artisanat du Sahara Douz Tunisia), Mongi Bou Rass (Musée Berbère de Tamezret Tunisia), Di Lernia (0000-0003-1732-1567, Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Antichità Università di Roma “La Sapienza” Italy), Giovanni Destro Bisol (0000-0002-4232-9715, Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale Università di Roma “La Sapienza” Italy)
Year2020
Volume173
Issue4
Pages697-708
Publication date2020-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.24139
PMID32936953
OpenAlexW3087720583
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited47

Our study provides evidence that the relationships between genetic and cultural diversity of old and new inhabitants of North Africa in southern Tunisia follow different patterns. The Berbers seem to have preserved a significant part of their common genomic heritage despite Islamization, Arab cultural influence, and linguistic diversity. Compared to Morocco and Algeria, southern Tunisian Arabs have retained a higher level of Arabian ancestry. This is more evident in the semi-nomad R'Baya, who have kept their original Bedouin lifestyle, than in the population from Douz, who have undergone multiple events of stratification and admixture

Archaeology · Biology · Ethnic group · Ethnology · Evolutionary biology · Genetic admixture · Genetic diversity · Geography · Human migration · Middle East · Out of africa · Population · Prehistory · Anthropology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Demography · Forensic and Genetic Research · Genetic diversity and population structure · History

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Citations per year1
Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 3

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