Posted on 11/16/2019 11:01:59 PM PST by SunkenCiv
A new genetic study carried out at the University of Helsinki and the University of Turku demonstrates that, at the end of the Iron Age, Finland was inhabited by separate and differing populations, all of them influencing the gene pool of modern Finns. The study is so far the most extensive investigation of the ancient DNA of people inhabiting the region of Finland.
In the study, genes were investigated from archaeological bone samples of more than one hundred individuals who lived between the 4th and 19th centuries AD. Most of the samples originated in the Iron Age and the Middle Ages. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), which is passed down by mothers to all of their offspring, was extracted from the individuals, thus uncovering the population history of women.
Based on the findings, the people who inhabited Finland in the Iron Age (approximately 300-1300 AD) and the Middle Ages (approximately 1200-1500 AD) shared mitochondrial lineages with today's Finns. However, significant differences were seen in the genome of individuals buried in different burial sites in the Iron Age in particular. mtDNA lineages typical of Stone Age hunter-gatherers were common among those buried in Luistari, Eura (southwest Finland), and Kirkkailanmaki, Hollola (southern Finland). In Kylalahti, Hiitola (Republic of Karelia, Russia) and Tuukkala, Mikkeli (eastern Finland), the most common findings were lineages characteristic of ancient European farmer populations. The fifth Iron Age burial site included in the study is located in Levanluhta, western Finland. Many of the individuals buried there represented mtDNA lineages associated with the modern Sami.
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I'm sure he had a raft of things around. /rimshot
Re: add width=xxx to the end of the image URL.
Thanks - that’s very helpful.
Most of the time I can reduce an image by playing around with the numbers in the URL, but this time, no luck at all.
Any information on the Neanderthal %age found in Finnish DNA? Is it all in the 1 to 4% range, or does some go higher?
Probably varies. :^)
> The latest studies show that altogether about 20 per cent of the original Neanderthal genome lives on, though any one individual today will have a much lower proportion in his or her own genome – typically slightly more than 1 per cent.
https://www.ft.com/content/81747104-8dfe-11e3-bbe7-00144feab7de
That's a good question. I don't know the answer.
There is a cave on the south central coastline of Finland that contains artifacts and animal bones that some researchers claim trace back to Neanderthals.
However, most regional academics believe that Neanderthals never lived in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, or Finland [see map for most Neanderthal sites].
Since most Finns come from central Asia, the Black Sea region, and northeastern Europe, they probably have very little, if any, Neanderthal DNA.
So, then the next question is could they have any Denosivan? I realize no studies on that may have been done, yet.
I can't answer your question.
I have read that Denisovian DNA is the most completely/thoroughly examined DNA in the world though.
Denisovan Find Hints The Extinct Humans Colonized The ‘Roof of the World’
It was from that doc that we also learned that it takes exactly 13 warriors to save a village.
That’s useful knowledge.
If you would, what was the name of the thing? I need something to watch later.
I read your link and several questions came to mind. Since the Denisovans may have had an adaptation for high altitude living, have the people of the high Andes been tested for Denisovan genes? They are said to have very large teeth. I have very large molars (D) and shoveling of two upper lateral incisors (N). My maternal grandmother came from the petit aristocracy of East Prussia which no doubt had some blood lines from the conquering Mongols. I know that if you go to some of the popular DNA testers they will give you your Neanderthal DNA percentage. Are there any that now give Denisovan figures?
The graphic I got in response to my uploaded raw DNA file was quite colorful, showed the common bands of genes. My raw DNA file came from Ancestry, but 23andMe files also work, other ones do as well. Looks like there are a great many more options now:
http://www.google.com/search?q=archaic+dna+testing+project
I doubt that anyone has looked for Denisovan genes in PreColumbian rooted people, but you may be right, someone may be in for a surprise. :^)
"In contrast to the Tibetans, the Andean highlanders, who have been living at high-altitudes for no more than 11,000 years, show different pattern of haemoglobin adaptation."
"Grave findings have shown that late Palaeolithic settlers in central Europe and their Mesolithic descendants in the Scandinavian Peninsula were Europoids, who had compartively large teeth - a seemingly comical detail, but nevertheless an important factor in identifying these populations. Although it is very unlikely that the language of these settlers will ever be identified, I cannot see any grounds for the theory that either of these groups spoke Proto-Uralic. "
I feel special. :^)
Thanks Viiksitimali. Nice to hear from you, it’s been a while.
The book, "Eaters of the Dead" by Crichton was more interesting IMHO but it is a bit dated. Prehistory has changed a great deal in the past decade.
Thx.
From what I understand the “Finnish language” is an artificial construct created in the 1800s from a number of Finnish languageS - not dialects.
It does have cousins nearby like the Karelian language and Sami language
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