Analysis of ancient human mitochondrial DNA from Verteba Cave, Ukraine: insights into the origins and expansions of the Late Neolithic-Chalcolithic Cututeni-Tripolye Culture
Ken Wakabayashi, Ryan W. Schmidt, Takashi Gakuhari, Kae Koganebuchi, Motoyuki Ogawa, Jordan K. Karsten, Mykhailo Sokhatsky, Hiroki Oota
The paper analyzes ancient mitochondrial DNA from Verteba Cave, Ukraine, to study the genetic origins and demographic history of the Tripolye Culture, finding low mtDNA diversity and evidence of demographic expansion during peak occupation.
bioRxiv · Nov 10, 2017 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology