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The Genetic Melting Pot of Europe… Corded Ware Culture DNA Revealed
Chapters:
0:00 Corded Ware Culture
1:49 Burial Practices
2:33 Genetics/DNA of the Corded Ware Culture
5:48 Lactose Tolerance
6:46 Corded Ware Genetics Continued
11:15 The Afanaseivo Culture & a Clearer Picture Emerges
14:18 Key Takeaways
15:54 Sintashta Culture
16:48 Support My Work
What was the genetic makeup of the incredible Corded Ware Culture of Europe? But firstly, what actually was the Corded Ware Culture?
Now the Corded Ware Culture refers to quite a broad archaeological zone across Europe and is dated from 3000 BC – 2350 BC. It covered a vast area, from a contact zone with the Yamnaya culture to the east, just north of the Black Sea (I have made various videos on the Yamnaya I’ll link above), through large parts of northern Europe and into large parts of Scandinavia. It’s territory can broadly be described as stretching from the Rhine river in the west to the Volga in the east. The Middle Dnieper culture served as a bridge culture between the Corded Ware and Yamnaya cultures. In general, the Corded Ware culture is considered to be a likely vector for the spread of many of the Indo-European languages.
Sources:
Allentoft, M et al. Population genomics of Bronze Age Eurasia, Nature (2015) nature14507 167..183 (ceon.pl)
Egfjord AF et al. . Genomic Steppe ancestry in skeletons from the Neolithic Single Grave Culture in Denmark. PLoS One. 2021 Jan 14;16(1):e0244872. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244872. PMID: 33444387; PMCID: PMC7808695. Genomic Steppe ancestry in skeletons from the Neolithic Single Grave Culture in Denmark - PMC (nih.gov)
Haak W et al. Massive migration from the steppe was a source for Indo-European languages in Europe. Nature. 2015 Jun 11;522(7555):207-11. doi: 10.1038/nature14317. Epub 2015 Mar 2. PMID: 25731166; PMCID: PMC5048219. Massive migration from the steppe was a source for Indo-European languages in Europe - PMC (nih.gov)
Linderholm, A., Kılınç, G.M., Szczepanek, A. et al. Corded Ware cultural complexity uncovered using genomic and isotopic analysis from south-eastern Poland. Sci Rep 10, 6885 (2020). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63138-w
Papac L, Ernée M et al. Dynamic changes in genomic and social structures in third millennium BCE central Europe. Sci Adv. 2021 Aug 25;7(35):eabi6941. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abi6941. PMID: 34433570; PMCID: PMC8386934. Dynamic changes in genomic and social structures in third millennium BCE central Europe - PMC (nih.gov)
Corded Ware culture Corded Ware culture - Wikipedia
Corded Ware Culture Corded Ware Culture - Oxford Reference
Corded Ware Culture (c. 3000-2350 BCE) eupedia.com/genetics/corded_ware_culture.shtml
Funnelbeaker culture Funnelbeaker culture - Wikipedia
Globular Amphora culture Globular Amphora culture - Wikipedia
Sintashta culture Sintashta culture - Wikipedia
#cordedware #ancestry #history
Corded Ware vs Yamnaya Corded Ware Genetics Corded Ware DNA
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Yamnaya Culture: The Most Powerful Culture You May Not Know About... youtube.com/watch?v=eyeQCro_xiY&t=36s
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The Genetic Melting Pot of Europe… Corded Ware Culture DNA Revealed
Chapters:
0:00 Corded Ware Culture
1:49 Burial Practices
2:33 Genetics/DNA of the Corded Ware Culture
5:48 Lactose Tolerance
6:46 Corded Ware Genetics Continued
11:15 The Afanaseivo Culture & a Clearer Picture Emerges
14:18 Key Takeaways
15:54 Sintashta Culture
16:48 Support My Work
What was the genetic makeup of the incredible Corded Ware Culture of Europe? But firstly, what actually was the Corded Ware Culture?
Now the Corded Ware Culture refers to quite a broad archaeological zone across Europe and is dated from 3000 BC – 2350 BC. It covered a vast area, from a contact zone with the Yamnaya culture to the east, just north of the Black Sea (I have made various videos on the Yamnaya I’ll link above), through large parts of northern Europe and into large parts of Scandinavia. It’s territory can broadly be described as stretching from the Rhine river in the west to the Volga in the east. The Middle Dnieper culture served as a bridge culture between the Corded Ware and Yamnaya cultures. In general, the Corded Ware culture is considered to be a likely vector for the spread of many of the Indo-European languages.
Sources:
Allentoft, M et al. Population genomics of Bronze Age Eurasia, Nature (2015) nature14507 167..183 (ceon.pl)
Egfjord AF et al. . Genomic Steppe ancestry in skeletons from the Neolithic Single Grave Culture in Denmark. PLoS One. 2021 Jan 14;16(1):e0244872. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244872. PMID: 33444387; PMCID: PMC7808695. Genomic Steppe ancestry in skeletons from the Neolithic Single Grave Culture in Denmark - PMC (nih.gov)
Haak W et al. Massive migration from the steppe was a source for Indo-European languages in Europe. Nature. 2015 Jun 11;522(7555):207-11. doi: 10.1038/nature14317. Epub 2015 Mar 2. PMID: 25731166; PMCID: PMC5048219. Massive migration from the steppe was a source for Indo-European languages in Europe - PMC (nih.gov)
Linderholm, A., Kılınç, G.M., Szczepanek, A. et al. Corded Ware cultural complexity uncovered using genomic and isotopic analysis from south-eastern Poland. Sci Rep 10, 6885 (2020). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63138-w
Papac L, Ernée M et al. Dynamic changes in genomic and social structures in third millennium BCE central Europe. Sci Adv. 2021 Aug 25;7(35):eabi6941. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abi6941. PMID: 34433570; PMCID: PMC8386934. Dynamic changes in genomic and social structures in third millennium BCE central Europe - PMC (nih.gov)
Corded Ware culture Corded Ware culture - Wikipedia
Corded Ware Culture Corded Ware Culture - Oxford Reference
Corded Ware Culture (c. 3000-2350 BCE) eupedia.com/genetics/corded_ware_culture.shtml
Funnelbeaker culture Funnelbeaker culture - Wikipedia
Globular Amphora culture Globular Amphora culture - Wikipedia
Sintashta culture Sintashta culture - Wikipedia
#cordedware #ancestry #history
Corded Ware vs Yamnaya Corded Ware Genetics Corded Ware DNA
Creative Commons Imagery:
Kenneth Stamp,
Martin Veen commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cees_de_steentijdman1.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en
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