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- Title
Archaeology, genetics and a population bottleneck in prehistoric Finland.
- Authors
Sundell, Tarja; Kammonen, Juhana; Halinen, Petri; Pesonen, Petro; Onkamo, Päivi
- Abstract
The long-term history of prehistoric populations is a challenging but important subject that can now be addressed through combined use of archaeological and genetic evidence. In this study a multidisciplinary team uses these approaches to document the existence of a major population bottleneck in Finland during the Late Neolithic period, the effects of which are still detectable in the genetic profile of the Finnish population today. The postglacial recolonisation of Finland was tracked through space and time using radiocarbon dates and stone artefact distributions to provide a robust framework of evidence against which the genetic simulations could be compared.
- Subjects
EUROPE; NEOLITHIC Period; POPULATION research; FINNISH history, to 1523; MESOLITHIC Period; COPPER Age; RADIOCARBON dating; GENETIC research; POPULATION bottleneck; ARCHAEOLOGY &; genetics; PREHISTORIC anthropology
- Publication
Antiquity, 2014, Vol 88, Issue 342, p1132
- ISSN
0003-598X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0003598X00115364