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ArticleCroatian medical journal2015

Cultural inter-population differences do not reflect biological distances: an example of interdisciplinary analysis of populations from Eastern Adriatic coast.

Željana Bašić, Ayano R Fox, Ivana Anterić, Ivan Jerković, Ozren Polašek, Šimun Anđelinović, Mitchell M Holland, Dragan Primorac

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Article in Croatian medical journal, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Željana BašićŽeljana Bašić, University Center for Forensic Sciences, University of Split, Ruđera Boškovića 31/IV, 21000 Split, Croatia, zeljana.basic@unist.hr.
Ayano R Fox
Ivana Anterić
Ivan Jerković
Ozren Polašek
Šimun Anđelinović
Mitchell M Holland
Dragan Primorac
University of Split · HRPennsylvania State University · US

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Abstract

aimTo 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.

methodsWe 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.

resultsThe 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.

conclusionThis 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.

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CultureAge Determination by SkeletonAnthropology, PhysicalCroatiaDNA, MitochondrialFemaleHumansMalePrincipal Component AnalysisQuality of LifeSex Determination by SkeletonSkullWhite PeopleDNA, Mitochondrial

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