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A novel lineage of the Capra genus discovered in the Taurus Mountains of Turkey using ancient genomics.
eLife - 3 Oct 2022
Daly Kevin G, Arbuckle Benjamin S, Rossi Conor, Mattiangeli Valeria, Lawlor Phoebe A, Mashkour Marjan, Sauer Eberhard, Lesur Joséphine, Atici Levent, Erek Cevdet Merih, Bradley Daniel G
Abstract excerpt
Direkli Cave, located in the Taurus Mountains of southern Turkey, was occupied by Late Epipaleolithic hunters-gatherers for the seasonal hunting and processing of game including large numbers of wild goats. We report genomic data from new and published Capra specimens from Direkli Cave and, supplemented with historic genomes from multiple Capra species, find a novel lineage best represented by a ~14,000 year old...
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