TY - JOUR
T1 - The Etruscan timeline: a recent Anatolian connection
AU - Brisighelli, Francesca
AU - Capelli, Cristian
AU - Álvarez-Iglesias, Vanesa
AU - Onofri, Valerio
AU - Paoli, Giorgio
AU - Tofanelli, Sergio
AU - Carracedo, Ángel
AU - Pascali, Vincenzo Lorenzo
AU - Salas, Antonio
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The origin of the Etruscans (the present day Tuscany, Italy), one of the most enigmatic non-Indo-European civilizations, is under intense controversy. We found novel genetic evidences on the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) establishing a genetic link between Anatolia and the ancient Etruria. By way of complete mtDNA genome sequencing of a novel autochthonous Tuscan branch of haplogroup U7 (namely U7a2a), we have estimated an historical time frame for the arrival of Anatolian lineages to Tuscany ranging from 1.1+/-0.1 to 2.3+/-0.4 kya B.P.
AB - The origin of the Etruscans (the present day Tuscany, Italy), one of the most enigmatic non-Indo-European civilizations, is under intense controversy. We found novel genetic evidences on the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) establishing a genetic link between Anatolia and the ancient Etruria. By way of complete mtDNA genome sequencing of a novel autochthonous Tuscan branch of haplogroup U7 (namely U7a2a), we have estimated an historical time frame for the arrival of Anatolian lineages to Tuscany ranging from 1.1+/-0.1 to 2.3+/-0.4 kya B.P.
KW - Etruscan
KW - Etruscan
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/42498
U2 - 10.1038/ejhg.2008.224
DO - 10.1038/ejhg.2008.224
M3 - Article
SN - 1018-4813
VL - 17
SP - 693
EP - 696
JO - European Journal of Human Genetics
JF - European Journal of Human Genetics
ER -