Population genomics of the Viking world:[incl. correction]
The maritime expansion of Scandinavian populations during the Viking Age (about AD 750-1050) was a far-flung transformation in world history1,2. Here we sequenced the genomes of 442 humans from archaeological sites across Europe and Greenland (to a median depth of about 1×) to understand the global...
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ftcopenhagenunip:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/086ea951-1ff7-4440-8203-9f99493d1404 2024-05-19T07:41:15+00:00 Population genomics of the Viking world:[incl. correction] Margaryan, Ashot Lawson, Daniel J Sikora, Martin Racimo, Fernando Rasmussen, Simon Moltke, Ida Cassidy, Lara M Jørsboe, Emil Ingason, Andrés Pedersen, Mikkel W Korneliussen, Thorfinn Wilhelmson, Helene Buś, Magdalena M de Barros Damgaard, Peter Martiniano, Rui Renaud, Gabriel Bhérer, Claude Moreno-Mayar, J Víctor Fotakis, Anna K Allen, Marie Allmäe, Raili Molak, Martyna Cappellini, Enrico Scorrano, Gabriele McColl, Hugh Buzhilova, Alexandra Fox, Allison Albrechtsen, Anders Schütz, Berit Skar, Birgitte Arcini, Caroline Lundstrøm, Inge Cheng, Jade Stenderup, Jesper Iversen, Katrine H Arge, Símun V Ellingvåg, Sturla Orlando, Ludovic Pentz, Peter Jessen, Mads Dengsø Pedersen, Anne Jørkov, Marie Louise Lynnerup, Niels Gilbert, M Thomas P Allentoft, Morten E Sindbæk, Søren M Kristiansen, Kristian Nielsen, Rasmus Werge, Thomas Willerslev, Eske 2020 https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/population-genomics-of-the-viking-world(086ea951-1ff7-4440-8203-9f99493d1404).html https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2688-8 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03328-2 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/biorxiv/early/2019/07/17/703405.full.pdf eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Margaryan , A , Lawson , D J , Sikora , M , Racimo , F , Rasmussen , S , Moltke , I , Cassidy , L M , Jørsboe , E , Ingason , A , Pedersen , M W , Korneliussen , T , Wilhelmson , H , Buś , M M , de Barros Damgaard , P , Martiniano , R , Renaud , G , Bhérer , C , Moreno-Mayar , J V , Fotakis , A K , Allen , M , Allmäe , R , Molak , M , Cappellini , E , Scorrano , G , McColl , H , Buzhilova , A , Fox , A , Albrechtsen , A , Schütz , B , Skar , B , Arcini , C , Lundstrøm , I , Cheng , J , Stenderup , J , Iversen , K H , Arge , S V , Ellingvåg , S , Orlando , L , Pentz , P , Jessen , M D , Pedersen , A , Jørkov , M L , Lynnerup , N , Gilbert , M T P , Allentoft , M E , Sindbæk , S M , Kristiansen , K , Nielsen , R , Werge , T & Willerslev , E 2020 , ' Population genomics of the Viking world : [incl. correction] ' , Nature , vol. 585 , no. 7825 , pp. 390-396 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2688-8 article 2020 ftcopenhagenunip https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2688-810.1038/s41586-021-03328-2 2024-05-02T00:33:11Z The maritime expansion of Scandinavian populations during the Viking Age (about AD 750-1050) was a far-flung transformation in world history1,2. Here we sequenced the genomes of 442 humans from archaeological sites across Europe and Greenland (to a median depth of about 1×) to understand the global influence of this expansion. We find the Viking period involved gene flow into Scandinavia from the south and east. We observe genetic structure within Scandinavia, with diversity hotspots in the south and restricted gene flow within Scandinavia. We find evidence for a major influx of Danish ancestry into England; a Swedish influx into the Baltic; and Norwegian influx into Ireland, Iceland and Greenland. Additionally, we see substantial ancestry from elsewhere in Europe entering Scandinavia during the Viking Age. Our ancient DNA analysis also revealed that a Viking expedition included close family members. By comparing with modern populations, we find that pigmentation-associated loci have undergone strong population differentiation during the past millennium, and trace positively selected loci-including the lactase-persistence allele of LCT and alleles of ANKA that are associated with the immune response-in detail. We conclude that the Viking diaspora was characterized by substantial transregional engagement: distinct populations influenced the genomic makeup of different regions of Europe, and Scandinavia experienced increased contact with the rest of the continent. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Iceland University of Copenhagen: Research Nature 585 7825 390 396 |
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The maritime expansion of Scandinavian populations during the Viking Age (about AD 750-1050) was a far-flung transformation in world history1,2. Here we sequenced the genomes of 442 humans from archaeological sites across Europe and Greenland (to a median depth of about 1×) to understand the global influence of this expansion. We find the Viking period involved gene flow into Scandinavia from the south and east. We observe genetic structure within Scandinavia, with diversity hotspots in the south and restricted gene flow within Scandinavia. We find evidence for a major influx of Danish ancestry into England; a Swedish influx into the Baltic; and Norwegian influx into Ireland, Iceland and Greenland. Additionally, we see substantial ancestry from elsewhere in Europe entering Scandinavia during the Viking Age. Our ancient DNA analysis also revealed that a Viking expedition included close family members. By comparing with modern populations, we find that pigmentation-associated loci have undergone strong population differentiation during the past millennium, and trace positively selected loci-including the lactase-persistence allele of LCT and alleles of ANKA that are associated with the immune response-in detail. We conclude that the Viking diaspora was characterized by substantial transregional engagement: distinct populations influenced the genomic makeup of different regions of Europe, and Scandinavia experienced increased contact with the rest of the continent. |
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Margaryan, Ashot Lawson, Daniel J Sikora, Martin Racimo, Fernando Rasmussen, Simon Moltke, Ida Cassidy, Lara M Jørsboe, Emil Ingason, Andrés Pedersen, Mikkel W Korneliussen, Thorfinn Wilhelmson, Helene Buś, Magdalena M de Barros Damgaard, Peter Martiniano, Rui Renaud, Gabriel Bhérer, Claude Moreno-Mayar, J Víctor Fotakis, Anna K Allen, Marie Allmäe, Raili Molak, Martyna Cappellini, Enrico Scorrano, Gabriele McColl, Hugh Buzhilova, Alexandra Fox, Allison Albrechtsen, Anders Schütz, Berit Skar, Birgitte Arcini, Caroline Lundstrøm, Inge Cheng, Jade Stenderup, Jesper Iversen, Katrine H Arge, Símun V Ellingvåg, Sturla Orlando, Ludovic Pentz, Peter Jessen, Mads Dengsø Pedersen, Anne Jørkov, Marie Louise Lynnerup, Niels Gilbert, M Thomas P Allentoft, Morten E Sindbæk, Søren M Kristiansen, Kristian Nielsen, Rasmus Werge, Thomas Willerslev, Eske |
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Margaryan, Ashot Lawson, Daniel J Sikora, Martin Racimo, Fernando Rasmussen, Simon Moltke, Ida Cassidy, Lara M Jørsboe, Emil Ingason, Andrés Pedersen, Mikkel W Korneliussen, Thorfinn Wilhelmson, Helene Buś, Magdalena M de Barros Damgaard, Peter Martiniano, Rui Renaud, Gabriel Bhérer, Claude Moreno-Mayar, J Víctor Fotakis, Anna K Allen, Marie Allmäe, Raili Molak, Martyna Cappellini, Enrico Scorrano, Gabriele McColl, Hugh Buzhilova, Alexandra Fox, Allison Albrechtsen, Anders Schütz, Berit Skar, Birgitte Arcini, Caroline Lundstrøm, Inge Cheng, Jade Stenderup, Jesper Iversen, Katrine H Arge, Símun V Ellingvåg, Sturla Orlando, Ludovic Pentz, Peter Jessen, Mads Dengsø Pedersen, Anne Jørkov, Marie Louise Lynnerup, Niels Gilbert, M Thomas P Allentoft, Morten E Sindbæk, Søren M Kristiansen, Kristian Nielsen, Rasmus Werge, Thomas Willerslev, Eske Population genomics of the Viking world:[incl. correction] |
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