The Humanization of the Insular Caribbean

Ramos, Reniel Rodríguez; Jiménez, Jaime; Hofman, Corinne L.

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“…The archaeological record of the island's prehistoric communities suggests a dynamic population history with multiple peopling events, frequent migration, and expanding population settlements (Rouse 1992;Rodríguez Ramos 2010). However, different lines of evidence produce conflicting results about the origins and number of these migrations and the role of genetic admixture in pre-contact Caribbean population history (Chanlatte Baik 2003;Rodríguez Ramos, et al 2013).…”

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“…Archaeological evidence indicates humans first arrived in the Antilles by approximately 7000 B.C., reaching Puerto Rico before 3000 B.C. (Burney, et al 1994;Rodríguez Ramos, et al 2013). Due to the abundance of stone tools at these early sites, early settlers are known as the first representatives of the Caribbean Lithic Age, also referred to as Archaic or pre-Arawak.…”

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Ancient DNA Reconstructs the Genetic Legacies of Precontact Puerto Rico Communities

Nieves-Colón

Pestle

Reynolds

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Molecular Biology and Evolution

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Indigenous peoples have occupied the island of Puerto Rico since at least 3000 BC. Due to the demographic shifts that occurred after European contact, the origin(s) of these ancient populations, and their genetic relationship to present-day islanders, are unclear. We use ancient DNA to characterize the population history and genetic legacies of precontact Indigenous communities from Puerto Rico. Bone, tooth, and dental calculus samples were collected from 124 individuals from three precontact archaeological sites: Tibes, Punta Candelero, and Paso del Indio. Despite poor DNA preservation, we used target enrichment and high-throughput sequencing to obtain complete mitochondrial genomes (mtDNA) from 45 individuals and autosomal genotypes from two individuals. We found a high proportion of Native American mtDNA haplogroups A2 and C1 in the precontact Puerto Rico sample (40% and 44%, respectively). This distribution, as well as the haplotypes represented, supports a primarily Amazonian South American origin for these populations and mirrors the Native American mtDNA diversity patterns found in present-day islanders. Three mtDNA haplotypes from precontact Puerto Rico persist among Puerto Ricans and other Caribbean islanders, indicating that present-day populations are reservoirs of precontact mtDNA diversity. Lastly, we find similarity in autosomal ancestry patterns between precontact individuals from Puerto Rico and the Bahamas, suggesting a shared component of Indigenous Caribbean ancestry with close affinity to South American populations. Our findings contribute to a more complete reconstruction of precontact Caribbean population history and explore the role of Indigenous peoples in shaping the biocultural diversity of present-day Puerto Ricans and other Caribbean islanders.

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Ancient DNA Reconstructs the Genetic Legacies of Precontact Puerto Rico Communities

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Molecular Biology and Evolution

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“…The origins of these first peoples and the route(s) they used to enter the Antilles are largely unknown. Based on similarities in material culture, Lithic Age populations may have originated in South America, Central America or the Isthmo-Colombian region (Rouse 1992;Rodríguez Ramos 2010;Rodríguez Ramos, et al 2013). 3 Around 500 B.C., a new group of peoples with elaborate ceramic technology and large-scale agriculture entered the Antilles, arriving into Puerto Rico by 200 B.C.…”

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Ancient DNA reconstructs the genetic legacies of pre-contact Puerto Rico communities

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34Indigenous peoples have occupied the island of Puerto Rico since at least 3000 B.C. Due to the 35 demographic shifts that occurred after European contact, the origin(s) of these ancient populations, and 36 their genetic relationship to present-day islanders, are unclear. We use ancient DNA to characterize the 37 population history and genetic legacies of pre-contact Indigenous communities from Puerto Rico. Bone, 38 tooth and dental calculus samples were collected from 124 individuals from three pre-contact 39 archaeological sites: Tibes, Punta Candelero and Paso del Indio. Despite poor DNA preservation, we used 40 target enrichment and high-throughput sequencing to obtain complete mitochondrial genomes (mtDNA) 41 from 45 individuals and autosomal genotypes from two individuals. We found a high proportion of 42 Native American mtDNA haplogroups A2 and C1 in the pre-contact Puerto Rico sample (40% and 44%, 43 respectively). This distribution, as well as the haplotypes represented, support a primarily Amazonian 44 South American origin for these populations, and mirrors the Native American mtDNA diversity patterns 45 found in present-day islanders. Three mtDNA haplotypes from pre-contact Puerto Rico persist among 46 Puerto Ricans and other Caribbean islanders, indicating that present-day populations are reservoirs of pre-48 individuals from Puerto Rico and the Bahamas, suggesting a shared component of Indigenous Caribbean 49 ancestry with close affinity to South American populations. Our findings contribute to a more complete 50 reconstruction of pre-contact Caribbean population history and explore the role of Indigenous peoples in 51 shaping the biocultural diversity of present-day Puerto Ricans and other Caribbean islanders. 53Puerto Rico is the smallest of the Greater Antilles (Figure 1), the northernmost island grouping of the 55 Caribbean archipelago. The archaeological record of the island's prehistoric communities suggests a 56 dynamic population history with multiple peopling events, frequent migration, and expanding population 57 settlements (Rouse 1992; Rodríguez Ramos 2010). However, different lines of evidence produce 58 conflicting results about the origins and number of these migrations and the role of genetic admixture in

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“…The initial peopling of the Caribbean archipelago, around ca. 5000 BC (Cuba, Hispaniola, Trinidad), probably occurred as distinct migration pulses originating in different parts of the surrounding continents, including northeastern South America and Central America (Yucatan Peninsula) (Boomert 2000;Rodríguez Ramos, Pagán Jiménez, and Hofman 2013;Fitzpatrick 2015). These first communities developed during several millennia, but, as they are seen through partially preserved sites (due to sea-level transgression), they are not yet fully understood.…”

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Interacting Pre-Columbian Amerindian Societies and Environments: Insights from Five Millennia of Archaeological Invertebrate Record on the Saint-Martin Island (French Lesser Antilles)

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Bonnissent

2018

Environmental Archaeology

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Archaeological research, conducted on the French part of Saint-Martin, in the Lesser Antilles, documents the history of Amerindian communities on this island from the 4th millennium BC to the 15th century AD. Eight sites, spanning almost completely this sequence, have yielded extensive assemblages of invertebrate remains. Analysis and comparison of these assemblages with contemporaneous settlements from nearby islands reveal trends in the ways Amerindian communities exploited these resources. These results, especially when contrasted with a palaeo-climatic frame recently produced for Saint-Martin, reflect the intricate ways in which anthropic and natural systems interact.

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The Humanization of the Insular Caribbean

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Ancient DNA Reconstructs the Genetic Legacies of Precontact Puerto Rico Communities

Ancient DNA Reconstructs the Genetic Legacies of Precontact Puerto Rico Communities

Ancient DNA reconstructs the genetic legacies of pre-contact Puerto Rico communities

Interacting Pre-Columbian Amerindian Societies and Environments: Insights from Five Millennia of Archaeological Invertebrate Record on the Saint-Martin Island (French Lesser Antilles)

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