Corded Ware cultural complexity uncovered using genomic and isotopic analysis from south-eastern Poland.
Linderholm Anna, Kılınç Gülşah Merve, Szczepanek Anita, Włodarczak Piotr, Jarosz Paweł, Belka Zdzislaw, Dopieralska Jolanta, Werens Karolina, Górski Jacek, Mazurek Mirosław, Hozer Monika, Rybicka Małgorzata, Ostrowski Mikołaj, Bagińska Jolanta, Koman Wiesław, Rodríguez-Varela Ricardo, Storå Jan, Götherström Anders, Krzewińska Maja
Scientific reports · 2020 · PMID 32303690 · 인용 97
During the Final Eneolithic the Corded Ware Complex (CWC) emerges, chiefly identified by its specific burial rites. This complex spanned most of central Europe and exhibits demographic and cultural associations to the Yamnaya culture. To study the genetic structure and kin relations in CWC communities, we sequenced the genomes of 19 individuals located in the heartland of the CWC complex region, south-eastern Poland.
Whole genome sequence and strontium isotope data allowed us to investigate genetic ancestry, admixture, kinship and mobility. The analysis showed a unique pattern, not detected in other parts of Poland; maternally the individuals are linked to earlier Neolithic lineages, whereas on the paternal side a Steppe ancestry is clearly visible. We identified three cases of kinship.
Of these two were between individuals buried in double graves. Interestingly, we identified kinship between a local and a non-local individual thus discovering a novel, previously unknown burial custom.