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Ancient DNA from chewing gums connects material culture and genetics of Mesolithic hunter-gatherers in Scandinavia

Natalia Kashuba, Emrah Kirdök, Hege Damlien, Mikael A. Manninen, Bengt Nordqvist, Per Persson, Anders Götherstörm
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/485045
Natalia Kashuba
1Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo, P.O. box 6762. St. Olavs plass, NO-0130 Oslo, Norway
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Emrah Kirdök
2Archaeological Research Laboratory, Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Hege Damlien
1Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo, P.O. box 6762. St. Olavs plass, NO-0130 Oslo, Norway
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Mikael A. Manninen
1Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo, P.O. box 6762. St. Olavs plass, NO-0130 Oslo, Norway
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Bengt Nordqvist
3Foundation War-booty site Finnestorp, Klarinettvägen 75, SE-434 75 Kungsbacka, Sweden
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Per Persson
1Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo, P.O. box 6762. St. Olavs plass, NO-0130 Oslo, Norway
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Anders Götherstörm
2Archaeological Research Laboratory, Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Abstract

The discussion of an early postglacial dual-route colonization of the Scandinavian Peninsula is largely based on associating genomic data to an early dispersal of lithic technology from the East European Plain. However, a direct link between the two has been lacking. We tackle this problem by analysing human DNA from birch bark pitch mastics, “chewing gums”, from Huseby Klev, a site in western Sweden with eastern lithic technology. We generate genome- wide data for three individuals, and show their affinity to the Scandinavian hunter-gatherers, or more precisely, to individuals from postglacial Sweden. Our samples date to 9880-9540 calBP, expanding the temporal range of this genetic group as well as its distribution. Human DNA from mastics provides a clear connection between material culture and genetic data. We also propose that DNA from different types of mastics can be used to study environment, ecology, and oral microbiome of prehistoric populations.

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Ancient DNA from chewing gums connects material culture and genetics of Mesolithic hunter-gatherers in Scandinavia
Natalia Kashuba, Emrah Kirdök, Hege Damlien, Mikael A. Manninen, Bengt Nordqvist, Per Persson, Anders Götherstörm
bioRxiv 485045; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/485045
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Ancient DNA from chewing gums connects material culture and genetics of Mesolithic hunter-gatherers in Scandinavia
Natalia Kashuba, Emrah Kirdök, Hege Damlien, Mikael A. Manninen, Bengt Nordqvist, Per Persson, Anders Götherstörm
bioRxiv 485045; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/485045

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