An Absolute Chronological Framework for the Central‐Eastern European Eneolithic

Abstract

Summary Bayesian analysis of a large corpus of radiocarbon measurements from central and eastern Europe has been performed in order to revisit and modify archaeological models of the spatio‐temporal development of three Eneolithic cultures (the Funnel Beaker, the Globular Amphora and the Corded Ware cultures). While the results place the origins of the Funnel Beaker and the Corded Ware cultures in central‐eastern Poland, it was impossible to specify the place of origin of the Globular Amphora complex.

Excavating new facts from ancient Hepatitis B virus sequences

“…Collective re-analysis of aHBV sequences disclose other important facts about HBV diversity and distribution in ancient Eurasia, which nicely corroborates with the history of human migrations/ movements and invasions. From the available data, it is apparent that the presently extinct Neolithic European Neolithic farmer ancestry between both the cultures (Sintashta and Corded Ware) (Allentoft et al, 2015;Wencel, 2015), rationalize the finding of Funnel Beaker culture associated SORSUM sequence as the major recombination partner in RISE386 isolated from Sintashta remains. Besides, finding of ancestral genotype D sequence (like DA51 from the Saka) as minor recombination partner in aHBV from Sintashta people might be indicative of further eastward expansion of Sintashta people and admixture with the ancestors of the Saka people that perhaps inhibited the central steppe/central Asia (present day Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan) and carried the ancestral HBV that subsequently evolved into genotype D. It is important to note that majority of the aHBV sequences related to diverse subgenotypes of D (DA51, DA27, DA222, DA29) were isolated from different parts of central steppe/central Asia (Table 1), emphasizing the significance of this geographical area in origin, evolution and diversification of genotype D.…”