La fouille d'un kourgane scythe gelé du IVe siècle av. notre ère à Berel' dans l'Altaï (Kazakhstan)

Francfort, Henri‐Paul; Ligabue, Giancarlo; Samashev, Zainullah

doi:10.3406/crai.2000.16161

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“…Few inferences about the mortuary behavior of the Huns can be made from the study of Keyser-Tracqui et al (2003), except for the notable patterning of a single affluent burial surrounded by double interments. The same burial pattern was reportedly practiced by the Sakha (i.e., Yakut), who inhabit the Lena River basin north of Lake Baikal (Francfort et al, 2000;cited in Keyser-Tracqui et al, 2003). In contrast, this kind of mortuary ritual was not observed at Ust'-Ida; this is not surprising, given that the Serovo-Glazkovo are thought to have had a relatively egalitarian social structure (Weber, 1995;Weber et al, 2002).…”

Section: Ancient Links Between the Serovo-glazkovo And The Huns?supporting

confidence: 65%

Population affinities of Neolithic Siberians: A snapshot from prehistoric Lake Baikal

Mooder

Schurr

Bamforth

et al. 2005

American J Phys Anthropol

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Archaeological evidence supports the inhabitation of the Lake Baikal region since the Paleolithic. Both metric and nonmetric osteological studies suggest that Neolithic Cis-Baikal populations are the ancestors of contemporary inhabitants of the region. To date, ancient DNA data have not been used to corroborate this biological continuity hypothesis. This study presents a temporal snapshot of the Cis-Baikal Neolithic by examining mtDNA diversity in two cemetery populations situated on the Angara River downstream of Lake Baikal. The 800 years separating the use of the two cemeteries is thought to represent a biocultural hiatus in the Cis-Baikal region, one that ended when a new group migrated into the area. To assess the likelihood that genetic continuity exists between these two Neolithic groups, we examined both mtDNA coding region and hypervariable region I (HVI) polymorphisms from skeletal remains excavated from both cemeteries (Lokomotiv and Ust'-Ida). The mtDNA haplogroup distributions of the two cemetery populations differ significantly, suggesting that they were biologically distinct groups. When the biological distance between these Neolithic groups is compared with modern Siberian and other East Eurasian groups, the posthiatus group (Serovo-Glazkovo) generally aligns with contemporary Siberians, while the prehiatus (Kitoi) individuals are significantly different from all but modern Kets and Shorians living in the Yenisey and Ob River basins to the west of Lake Baikal. These results suggest that the Lake Baikal region experienced a significant depopulation event during the sixth millennium BP, and was reoccupied by a new immigrant population some 800 years later.

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Section: Ancient Links Between the Serovo-glazkovo And The Huns?supporting

confidence: 65%

Population affinities of Neolithic Siberians: A snapshot from prehistoric Lake Baikal

Mooder

Schurr

Bamforth

et al. 2005

American J Phys Anthropol

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“…Some of these surrounding graves could be sacrificial burials, as has been reported elsewhere for one of them (Murail et al 2000). This tradition of having double graves near an opulent one in cemeteries containing individuals of high social class is well documented, notably in the Sakka (another group of nomadic people of the Eurasian steppes) and the Pazyryk cultures (Francfort et al 2000). This ritual, at the first developmental step of the cemetery, suggests that the cultural influence of the "old Scythian spirit" was already present in some nomadic families at the beginning of the Xiongnu empire.…”

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Nuclear and Mitochondrial DNA Analysis of a 2,000-Year-Old Necropolis in the Egyin Gol Valley of Mongolia

Keyser-Tracqui¹,

Crubézy

Ludes

2003

The American Journal of Human Genetics

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DNA was extracted from the skeletal remains of 62 specimens excavated from the Egyin Gol necropolis, in northern Mongolia. This burial site is linked to the Xiongnu period and was used from the 3rd century b.c. to the 2nd century a.d. Three types of genetic markers were used to determine the genetic relationships between individuals buried in the Egyin Gol necropolis. Results from analyses of autosomal and Y chromosome short tandem repeats, as well as mitochondrial DNA, showed close relationships between several specimens and provided additional background information on the social organization within the necropolis as well as the funeral practices of the Xiongnu people. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study using biparental, paternal, and maternal genetic systems to reconstruct partial genealogies in a protohistoric necropolis.

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“…In The Histories, the Greek historian Herodotus (484-425 BC) describes the Scythians as nomad warriors who practiced cruel and violent rituals, such as human sacrifices, scalping of enemies and cannibalism (Murphy and Mallory, 2000;Van Noten and Polosmak, 1995). Recent archaeological evidence obtained almost entirely from burial sites has contributed further knowledge of these people, and verifies some of the description provided by historical records written in the fifth century BC (Clisson et al, 2002;Crubezy et al, 2006;Francfort et al, 2000;Murphy et al, 2002;Ricaut et al, 2004;Wentz and de Grummond, 2008).…”

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The warriors of the steppes: osteological evidence of warfare and violence from Pazyryk tumuli in the Mongolian Altai

Jordana

Galtés

Turbat

et al. 2009

Journal of Archaeological Science

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La fouille d'un kourgane scythe gelé du IVe siècle av. notre ère à Berel' dans l'Altaï (Kazakhstan)

Cited by 14 publications

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Population affinities of Neolithic Siberians: A snapshot from prehistoric Lake Baikal

Population affinities of Neolithic Siberians: A snapshot from prehistoric Lake Baikal

Nuclear and Mitochondrial DNA Analysis of a 2,000-Year-Old Necropolis in the Egyin Gol Valley of Mongolia

The warriors of the steppes: osteological evidence of warfare and violence from Pazyryk tumuli in the Mongolian Altai

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