Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.3325/cmj.2015.56.230
Cultural inter-population differences do not reflect biological distances: an example of interdisciplinary analysis of populations from Eastern Adriatic coast
Željana Bašić
orcid.org/0000-0002-8327-1978
; University Department for Forensic Sciences, University of Split, Split, Croatia
Ayano R Fox
; The Pennsylvania State University Forensic Science Program, University Park, PA, USA
Ivana Anterić
; University Department for Forensic Sciences, University of Split, Split, Croatia
Ivan Jerković
; University Department for Forensic Sciences, University of Split, Split, Croatia
Ozren Polašek
; Medical School, University of Split, Split, Croatia
Šimun Anđelinović
; University of Split, Split, Croatia
Mitchell M Holland
; The Pennsylvania State University Forensic Science Program, University Park, PA, USA
Dragan Primorac
; The Pennsylvania State University Forensic Science Program, University Park, PA, USA
Sažetak
Aim To compare the population group from the Šopot
graveyard with population groups from traditional Croatian
medieval graveyards by using anthropological, craniometrics,
and mitochondrial (mtDNA) analysis and to examine
if the cultural differences between population groups
reflect biological differences.
Methods We determined sex, age at death, pathological,
and traumatic changes of skeletal remains from the Šopot
graveyard and compared them with a cumulative medieval
sample from the same region. We also performed
principal component analysis to compare skeletal remains
from Šopot with those from Ostrovica and other Central
European samples according to 8 cranial measurements.
Finally, we compared 46 skeletons from Šopot with medieval
(Ostrovica) and contemporary populations using
mDNA haplogroup profiling.
Results The remains from Šopot were similar to the cumulative
sample in lifestyle and quality of life markers. Principal
component analysis showed that they were closely
related to Eastern Adriatic coast sites (including Ostrovica
and Šopot) in terms of cranial morphology, indicating similar
biological makeup. According to mDNA testing, Šopot
population showed no significant differences in the haplogroup
prevalence from either medieval or contemporary
populations.
Conclusion This study shows that the Šopot population
does not significantly differ from other medieval populations
from this area. Besides similar quality of life markers,
these populations also had similar biological markers. Substantial
archeological differences can therefore be attributed
to apparent cultural influences, which in this case do
not reflect biological differences.
Ključne riječi
Hrčak ID:
144070
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.6.2015.
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