The past hidden in our genes : Combining archaeological and genetic methodology : Prehistoric population bottlenecks in Finland

• Main Author: Sundell, Tarja
• Other Authors: Heyd, Volker, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Arts, Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies, University of Helsinki, Department of Biosciences, Helsingin yliopisto, humanistinen tiedekunta, filosofian, historian, kulttuurin ja taiteiden tutkimuksen laitos, Helsingfors universitet, humanistiska fakulteten, institutionen för filosofi, historia, kultur- och konstforskning, Onkamo, Päivi, Halinen, Petri
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Helsingin yliopisto 2014
• Subjects: arkeologia; perinnöllisyystiede; The ''Y''; karelia*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/44954

This doctoral dissertation combines archaeological and genetic methodology to find evidence of prehistoric population bottleneck(s) in Finland. This was performed by applying forward-time population genetic simulations with archaeologically justified development of population size. We ran different...