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Insights into Punic genetic signatures in the southern necropolis of Tharros (Sardinia).
Annals of human biology - 1 May 2021
Sarno Stefania, Cilli Elisabetta, Serventi Patrizia, De Fanti Sara, Corona Andrea, Fontani Francesco, Traversari Mirko, Ferri Gianmarco, Fariselli Anna Chiara, Luiselli Donata
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BACKGROUND: Phoenician and Punic expansions have been protagonists of intense trade networks and settlements in the Mediterranean Sea. AIMS: The maternal genetic variability of ancient Punic samples from the Sardinian necropolis of Tharros was analysed, with the aim to explore genetic interactions and signatures of past population events. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The mtDNA HVS-I and coding region SNPs were analysed...
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