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ArticleCommunications biology2022

Bioarchaeological evidence of one of the earliest Islamic burials in the Levant.

Megha Srigyan, Héctor Bolívar, Irene Ureña, Jonathan Santana, Andrew Petersen, Eneko Iriarte, Emrah Kırdök, Nora Bergfeldt, Alice Mora, Mattias Jakobsson and 7 more

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Article in Communications biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 10 institutions in 7 countries.

Megha SrigyanHuman Evolution, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Héctor BolívarCentre for Palaeogenetics, 10691, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5898-643X
Irene UreñaCentre for Palaeogenetics, 10691, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9724-9977
Jonathan SantanaDepartment of Historical Sciences, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de G.C., E35001, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9615-8560
Andrew PetersenUniversity of Wales Trinity Saint David, Lampeter, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3882-0867
Eneko IriarteLaboratorio de Evolución Humana, Departamento de Historia, Geografía y Comunicación, Universidad de Burgos, 09001, Burgos, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8365-5616
Emrah KırdökDepartment of Biotechnology, Mersin University, 33343, Mersin, Turkey.
Nora BergfeldtCentre for Palaeogenetics, 10691, Stockholm, Sweden.
Alice MoraDept. Archaeology and History, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, 3086, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0313-8545
Mattias JakobssonHuman Evolution, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7840-7853
Khaled AbdoGeneral Directorate of Antiquities and Museums, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic.
Frank BraemerUniversité Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Culture et Environment, Préhistoire Antiquité Moyen Age, Nice, France.
Colin SmithLaboratorio de Evolución Humana, Departamento de Historia, Geografía y Comunicación, Universidad de Burgos, 09001, Burgos, Spain.
Juan José IbañezArchaeology of Social Dynamics, Milà i Fontanals Institution, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain.
Anders GötherströmCentre for Palaeogenetics, 10691, Stockholm, Sweden.
Torsten Günther *Human Evolution, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. torsten.guenther@ebc.uu.se.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9460-390X
Cristina Valdiosera *Laboratorio de Evolución Humana, Departamento de Historia, Geografía y Comunicación, Universidad de Burgos, 09001, Burgos, Spain. cevaldiosera@ubu.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4948-2226
Centre for Palaeogenetics · SELa Trobe University · AUUppsala University · SECentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas · ESMersin Üniversitesi · TRPatrimonio Nacional · ESUniversidad de Burgos · ESUniversidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · ESUniversity of Wales Trinity Saint David · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Middle East plays a central role in human history harbouring a vast diversity of ethnic, cultural and religious groups. However, much remains to be understood about past and present genomic diversity in this region. Here we present a multidisciplinary bioarchaeological analysis of two individuals dated to the late 7th and early 8th centuries, the Umayyad Era, from Tell Qarassa, an open-air site in modern-day Syria. Radiocarbon dates and burial type are consistent with one of the earliest Islamic Arab burials in the Levant. Interestingly, we found genomic similarity to a genotyped group of modern-day Bedouins and Saudi rather than to most neighbouring Levantine groups. This study represents the genomic analysis of a secondary use site with characteristics consistent with an early Islamic burial in the Levant. We discuss our findings and possible historic scenarios in the light of forces such as genetic drift and their possible interaction with religious and cultural processes (including diet and subsistence practices).

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PMID35672445
PMCPMC9174286
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