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The genetic impact of Aztec imperialism: ancient mitochondrial DNA evidence from Xaltocan, Mexico.

American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Dec 2012

Mata-Míguez Jaime, Overholtzer Lisa, Rodríguez-Alegría Enrique, Kemp Brian M, Bolnick Deborah A

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In AD 1428, the city-states of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan formed the Triple Alliance, laying the foundations of the Aztec empire. Although it is well documented that the Aztecs annexed numerous polities in the Basin of Mexico over the following years, the demographic consequences of this expansion remain unclear. At the city-state capital of Xaltocan, 16th century documents suggest that the site's...

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PMID: 23076995
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22152

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