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Ancient genomics support deep divergence between Eastern and Western Mediterranean Indo-European languages. / Yediay, Fulya Eylem; Kroonen, Guus; Sabatini, Serena; Frei, Karin Margarita; Frank, Anja B.; Pinotti, Thomaz; Wigman, Andrew; Thorsø, Rasmus; Vimala, Tharsika; McColl, Hugh; Moutafi, Ioanna; Altinkaya, Isin; Ramsøe, Abigail; Gaunitz, Charleen; Renaud, Gabriel; Mederos Martin, Alfredo; Demeter, Fabrice; Scorrano, Gabriele; Canci, Alessandro; Fischer, Peter; Duyar, Izzet; Serhal, Claude; Varzari, Alexander; Türkteki, Murat; O’Shea, John; Rahmstorf, Lorenz; Polat, Gürcan; Atamtürk, Derya; Vinner, Lasse; Omura, Sachihiro; Matsumura, Kimiyoshi; Cao, Jialu; Valeur Seersholm, Frederik; Morillo Leon, Jose Miguel; Voutsaki, Sofia; Orgeolet, Raphaël; Burke, Brendan; Herrmann, Nicholas P; Recchia, Giulia; Corazza, Susi; Borgna, Elisabetta; Cipolloni Sampò, Mirella; Trucco, Flavia; Pajuelo Pando, Ana; Schjellerup Jørkov, Marie Louise; Courtaud, Patrice; Peake, Rebecca; Gibaja Bao, Juan Francisco; Parditka, Györgyi; Stenderup, Jesper; Sjögren, Karl-Göran; Staring, Jacqueline; Deyneko, Igor V.; Pálfi, György; López Aldana, Pedro Manuel; Burns, Bryan; Paja, László; Mühlenbock, Christian; Cavazzuti, Claudio; Cazzella, Alberto; Lagia, Anna; Lambrinoudakis, Vassilis; Kolonas, Lazaros; Rambach, Jörg; Sava, Eugen; Agulnikov, Sergey; Castañeda Fernández, Vicente; Broné, Mia; Peña Romo, Victoria; Molina González, Fernando; Cámara Serrano, Juan Antonio; Jiménez Brobeil, Sylvia; Nájera Molino, Trinidad; Rodriguez Ariza, Maria Oliva; Galán Saulnier, Catalina; González Martin, Armando; Cauwe, Nicolas; Mordant, Claude; Roscio, Mafalda; Staniaszek, Luc; Tafuri, Mary Anne; Yildirim, Tayfun; Salzani, Luciano; Sand Korneliussen, Thorfinn; Moreno-Mayar, J. Victor; Allentoft, Morten Erik; Sikora, Martin; Nielsen, Rasmus; Kristiansen, Kristian; Willerslev, Eske.
2024.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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T1 - Ancient genomics support deep divergence between Eastern and Western Mediterranean Indo-European languages
AU - Yediay, Fulya Eylem
AU - Kroonen, Guus
AU - Sabatini, Serena
AU - Frei, Karin Margarita
AU - Frank, Anja B.
AU - Pinotti, Thomaz
AU - Wigman, Andrew
AU - Thorsø, Rasmus
AU - Vimala, Tharsika
AU - McColl, Hugh
AU - Moutafi, Ioanna
AU - Altinkaya, Isin
AU - Ramsøe, Abigail
AU - Gaunitz, Charleen
AU - Renaud, Gabriel
AU - Mederos Martin, Alfredo
AU - Demeter, Fabrice
AU - Scorrano, Gabriele
AU - Canci, Alessandro
AU - Fischer, Peter
AU - Duyar, Izzet
AU - Serhal, Claude
AU - Varzari, Alexander
AU - Türkteki, Murat
AU - O’Shea, John
AU - Rahmstorf, Lorenz
AU - Polat, Gürcan
AU - Atamtürk, Derya
AU - Vinner, Lasse
AU - Omura, Sachihiro
AU - Matsumura, Kimiyoshi
AU - Cao, Jialu
AU - Valeur Seersholm, Frederik
AU - Morillo Leon, Jose Miguel
AU - Voutsaki, Sofia
AU - Orgeolet, Raphaël
AU - Burke, Brendan
AU - Herrmann, Nicholas P
AU - Recchia, Giulia
AU - Corazza, Susi
AU - Borgna, Elisabetta
AU - Cipolloni Sampò, Mirella
AU - Trucco, Flavia
AU - Pajuelo Pando, Ana
AU - Schjellerup Jørkov, Marie Louise
AU - Courtaud, Patrice
AU - Peake, Rebecca
AU - Gibaja Bao, Juan Francisco
AU - Parditka, Györgyi
AU - Stenderup, Jesper
AU - Sjögren, Karl-Göran
AU - Staring, Jacqueline
AU - Deyneko, Igor V.
AU - Pálfi, György
AU - López Aldana, Pedro Manuel
AU - Burns, Bryan
AU - Paja, László
AU - Mühlenbock, Christian
AU - Cavazzuti, Claudio
AU - Cazzella, Alberto
AU - Lagia, Anna
AU - Lambrinoudakis, Vassilis
AU - Kolonas, Lazaros
AU - Rambach, Jörg
AU - Sava, Eugen
AU - Agulnikov, Sergey
AU - Castañeda Fernández, Vicente
AU - Broné, Mia
AU - Peña Romo, Victoria
AU - Molina González, Fernando
AU - Cámara Serrano, Juan Antonio
AU - Jiménez Brobeil, Sylvia
AU - Nájera Molino, Trinidad
AU - Rodriguez Ariza, Maria Oliva
AU - Galán Saulnier, Catalina
AU - González Martin, Armando
AU - Cauwe, Nicolas
AU - Mordant, Claude
AU - Roscio, Mafalda
AU - Staniaszek, Luc
AU - Tafuri, Mary Anne
AU - Yildirim, Tayfun
AU - Salzani, Luciano
AU - Sand Korneliussen, Thorfinn
AU - Moreno-Mayar, J. Victor
AU - Allentoft, Morten Erik
AU - Sikora, Martin
AU - Nielsen, Rasmus
AU - Kristiansen, Kristian
AU - Willerslev, Eske
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - The Indo-European languages are among the most widely spoken in the world, yet their early diversification remains contentious1textendash5. It is widely accepted that the spread of this language family across Europe from the 5th millennium BP correlates with the expansion and diversification of steppe-related genetic ancestry from the onset of the Bronze Age6,7. However, multiple steppe-derived populations co-existed in Europe during this period, and it remains unclear how these populations diverged and which provided the demographic channels for the ancestral forms of the Italic, Celtic, Greek, and Armenian languages8,9. To investigate the ancestral histories of Indo-European-speaking groups in Southern Europe, we sequenced genomes from 314 ancient individuals from the Mediterranean and surrounding regions, spanning from 5,200 BP to 2,100 BP, and co-analysed these with published genome data. We additionally conducted strontium isotope analyses on 224 of these individuals. We find a deep east-west divide of steppe ancestry in Southern Europe during the Bronze Age. Specifically, we show that the arrival of steppe ancestry in Spain, France, and Italy was mediated by Bell Beaker (BB) populations of Western Europe, likely contributing to the emergence of the Italic and Celtic languages. In contrast, Armenian and Greek populations acquired steppe ancestry directly from Yamnaya groups of Eastern Europe. These results are consistent with the linguistic Italo-Celtic10,11 and Graeco-Armenian1,12,13 hypotheses accounting for the origins of most Mediterranean Indo-European languages of Classical Antiquity. Our findings thus align with specific linguistic divergence models for the Indo-European language family while contradicting others. This underlines the power of ancient DNA in uncovering prehistoric diversifications of human populations and language communities.Competing Interest StatementThe authors have declared no competing interest.
AB - The Indo-European languages are among the most widely spoken in the world, yet their early diversification remains contentious1textendash5. It is widely accepted that the spread of this language family across Europe from the 5th millennium BP correlates with the expansion and diversification of steppe-related genetic ancestry from the onset of the Bronze Age6,7. However, multiple steppe-derived populations co-existed in Europe during this period, and it remains unclear how these populations diverged and which provided the demographic channels for the ancestral forms of the Italic, Celtic, Greek, and Armenian languages8,9. To investigate the ancestral histories of Indo-European-speaking groups in Southern Europe, we sequenced genomes from 314 ancient individuals from the Mediterranean and surrounding regions, spanning from 5,200 BP to 2,100 BP, and co-analysed these with published genome data. We additionally conducted strontium isotope analyses on 224 of these individuals. We find a deep east-west divide of steppe ancestry in Southern Europe during the Bronze Age. Specifically, we show that the arrival of steppe ancestry in Spain, France, and Italy was mediated by Bell Beaker (BB) populations of Western Europe, likely contributing to the emergence of the Italic and Celtic languages. In contrast, Armenian and Greek populations acquired steppe ancestry directly from Yamnaya groups of Eastern Europe. These results are consistent with the linguistic Italo-Celtic10,11 and Graeco-Armenian1,12,13 hypotheses accounting for the origins of most Mediterranean Indo-European languages of Classical Antiquity. Our findings thus align with specific linguistic divergence models for the Indo-European language family while contradicting others. This underlines the power of ancient DNA in uncovering prehistoric diversifications of human populations and language communities.Competing Interest StatementThe authors have declared no competing interest.
U2 - 10.1101/2024.12.02.626332
DO - 10.1101/2024.12.02.626332
M3 - Preprint
C2 - 39677618
T3 - bioRxiv
BT - Ancient genomics support deep divergence between Eastern and Western Mediterranean Indo-European languages
ER -