Author, as appears in the article.: Gamarra, Beatriz; Lozano, Marina; Del Bove, Antonietta; Subira, M. Eulalia; Edo, Manuel; Castellana, Concepcio; Verges, Josep Maria; Morales, Juan Ignacio; Cebria, Artur; Oms, F. Xavier; Tornero, Carlos; Gomez-Bach, Anna;
Department: Història i Història de l'Art
URV's Author/s: Del Bove, Antonietta / Lozano Ruiz, Marina / Tornero Dacasa, Carlos / Vergès Bosch, Josep Maria
Keywords: Variability Upper molar Upper 2nd Trait expression Thickness Root-canal morphology Pleistocene Neanderthal Late neolithic–chalcolithic Late neolithic-chalcolithic Iberian peninsula Geometric morphometric-analysis Enamel-dentine junction Enamel-dentin junction Atapuerca 3d geometric morphometrics
Abstract: Neolithisation was a relatively fast process that affected both the interior and coastal zones of the Iberian Peninsula, but it was also a heterogeneous process that had diverse impacts on genomic and cultural diversity. In the Late Neolithic-Chalcolithic, a change in funerary practices, cultural material and trade networks occurred, and genomic heterogeneity decreased, suggesting human mobility and genetic admixture between different Iberian populations. Dental morphology has emerged as an effective tool for understanding genomic variability and biological affinities among ancient human populations. But, surprisingly, less attention has been paid to the morphological traits of inner dental tissues in Holocene European populations and their utility for the study of population dynamics. We applied 3D geometric morphometric methods on the enamel-dentine junction (EDJ) of the first upper molars to explore the biological affinities of north-eastern Iberian Peninsula populations from the Late Neolithic-Chalcolithic to the Bronze Age. Our results show that the EDJ morphologies of the northern Iberian Peninsula populations were generally homogeneous, indicative of genetic admixture as a result of human mobility and exchange networks. However, differences in the EDJ traits in remains from the Can Sadurni site are indicative of distant biological affinities with nearby populations. Additionally, the hypocone associated dentine area and the position of the trigon dentine horns relative to each other on the occlusal surface best describe the variability found among the samples studied. This study highlights the utility of EDJ morphology as a genetic proxy in Holocene population dynamic studies when paleogenomic studies are absent.
Thematic Areas: Historia Geosciences, multidisciplinary Geociências Ciencias sociales Ciencias humanas Archeology (arts and humanities) Archeology Archaeology Antropologia / arqueologia Antropología Anthropology
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: antonietta.delbove@urv.cat carlos.tornero@urv.cat josepmaria.verges@urv.cat marina.lozano@urv.cat antonietta.delbove@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0002-6304-7848
Record's date: 2024-01-13
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12520-021-01499-7
Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Archaeological And Anthropological Sciences. 14 (3):
APA: Gamarra, Beatriz; Lozano, Marina; Del Bove, Antonietta; Subira, M. Eulalia; Edo, Manuel; Castellana, Concepcio; Verges, Josep Maria; Morales, Juan Ign (2022). Identifying biological affinities of Holocene northern Iberian populations through the inner structures of the upper first molars. Archaeological And Anthropological Sciences, 14(3), -. DOI: 10.1007/s12520-021-01499-7
Article's DOI: 10.1007/s12520-021-01499-7
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2022
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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