Ancient DNA evidence for the ecological globalization of cod fishing in medieval and post-medieval Europe
Understanding the historical emergence and growth of long-range fisheries can provide fundamental insights into the timing of ecological impacts and the development of coastal communities during the last millennium. Whole-genome sequencing approaches can improve such understanding by determining the...
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crroyalsociety:10.1098/rspb.2022.1107 2024-06-02T08:03:09+00:00 Ancient DNA evidence for the ecological globalization of cod fishing in medieval and post-medieval Europe Martínez-García, Lourdes Ferrari, Giada Cuevas, Angélica Atmore, Lane M. López-Arias, Begoña Culling, Mark Llorente-Rodríguez, Laura Morales-Muñiz, Arturo Roselló-Izquierdo, Eufrasia Quirós, Juan Antonio Marlasca-Martín, Ricard Hänfling, Bernd Hutchinson, William F. Jakobsen, Kjetill S. Jentoft, Sissel Orton, David Star, Bastiaan Barrett, James H. 4-OCEANS Synergy European Molecular Biology Organization Research Council of Norway project “Catching the Past” Marie-Curie-Sklodowska-IF fellowship for Career development Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie The Leverhulme Trust 2022 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.1107 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspb.2022.1107 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rspb.2022.1107 en eng The Royal Society https://royalsociety.org/journals/ethics-policies/data-sharing-mining/ Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences volume 289, issue 1985 ISSN 0962-8452 1471-2954 journal-article 2022 crroyalsociety https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.1107 2024-05-07T14:16:11Z Understanding the historical emergence and growth of long-range fisheries can provide fundamental insights into the timing of ecological impacts and the development of coastal communities during the last millennium. Whole-genome sequencing approaches can improve such understanding by determining the origin of archaeological fish specimens that may have been obtained from historic trade or distant water. Here, we used genome-wide data to individually infer the biological source of 37 ancient Atlantic cod specimens ( ca 1050–1950 CE) from England and Spain. Our findings provide novel genetic evidence that eleventh- to twelfth-century specimens from London were predominantly obtained from nearby populations, while thirteenth- to fourteenth-century specimens were derived from distant sources. Our results further suggest that Icelandic cod was indeed exported to London earlier than previously reported. Our observations confirm the chronology and geography of the trans-Atlantic cod trade from Newfoundland to Spain starting by the early sixteenth century. Our findings demonstrate the utility of whole-genome sequencing and ancient DNA approaches to describe the globalization of marine fisheries and increase our understanding regarding the extent of the North Atlantic fish trade and long-range fisheries in medieval and early modern times. Article in Journal/Newspaper atlantic cod Newfoundland North Atlantic The Royal Society Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 289 1985 |
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Understanding the historical emergence and growth of long-range fisheries can provide fundamental insights into the timing of ecological impacts and the development of coastal communities during the last millennium. Whole-genome sequencing approaches can improve such understanding by determining the origin of archaeological fish specimens that may have been obtained from historic trade or distant water. Here, we used genome-wide data to individually infer the biological source of 37 ancient Atlantic cod specimens ( ca 1050–1950 CE) from England and Spain. Our findings provide novel genetic evidence that eleventh- to twelfth-century specimens from London were predominantly obtained from nearby populations, while thirteenth- to fourteenth-century specimens were derived from distant sources. Our results further suggest that Icelandic cod was indeed exported to London earlier than previously reported. Our observations confirm the chronology and geography of the trans-Atlantic cod trade from Newfoundland to Spain starting by the early sixteenth century. Our findings demonstrate the utility of whole-genome sequencing and ancient DNA approaches to describe the globalization of marine fisheries and increase our understanding regarding the extent of the North Atlantic fish trade and long-range fisheries in medieval and early modern times. |
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4-OCEANS Synergy European Molecular Biology Organization Research Council of Norway project “Catching the Past” Marie-Curie-Sklodowska-IF fellowship for Career development Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie The Leverhulme Trust |
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Martínez-García, Lourdes Ferrari, Giada Cuevas, Angélica Atmore, Lane M. López-Arias, Begoña Culling, Mark Llorente-Rodríguez, Laura Morales-Muñiz, Arturo Roselló-Izquierdo, Eufrasia Quirós, Juan Antonio Marlasca-Martín, Ricard Hänfling, Bernd Hutchinson, William F. Jakobsen, Kjetill S. Jentoft, Sissel Orton, David Star, Bastiaan Barrett, James H. |
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Martínez-García, Lourdes Ferrari, Giada Cuevas, Angélica Atmore, Lane M. López-Arias, Begoña Culling, Mark Llorente-Rodríguez, Laura Morales-Muñiz, Arturo Roselló-Izquierdo, Eufrasia Quirós, Juan Antonio Marlasca-Martín, Ricard Hänfling, Bernd Hutchinson, William F. Jakobsen, Kjetill S. Jentoft, Sissel Orton, David Star, Bastiaan Barrett, James H. Ancient DNA evidence for the ecological globalization of cod fishing in medieval and post-medieval Europe |
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Martínez-García, Lourdes Ferrari, Giada Cuevas, Angélica Atmore, Lane M. López-Arias, Begoña Culling, Mark Llorente-Rodríguez, Laura Morales-Muñiz, Arturo Roselló-Izquierdo, Eufrasia Quirós, Juan Antonio Marlasca-Martín, Ricard Hänfling, Bernd Hutchinson, William F. Jakobsen, Kjetill S. Jentoft, Sissel Orton, David Star, Bastiaan Barrett, James H. |
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Ancient DNA evidence for the ecological globalization of cod fishing in medieval and post-medieval Europe |
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Ancient DNA evidence for the ecological globalization of cod fishing in medieval and post-medieval Europe |
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Ancient DNA evidence for the ecological globalization of cod fishing in medieval and post-medieval Europe |
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Ancient DNA evidence for the ecological globalization of cod fishing in medieval and post-medieval Europe |
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Ancient DNA evidence for the ecological globalization of cod fishing in medieval and post-medieval Europe |
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ancient dna evidence for the ecological globalization of cod fishing in medieval and post-medieval europe |
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The Royal Society |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.1107 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspb.2022.1107 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rspb.2022.1107 |
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atlantic cod Newfoundland North Atlantic |
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Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences volume 289, issue 1985 ISSN 0962-8452 1471-2954 |
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