Genetic analysis of human remains found in two eighteenth century Yakut graves at At-Dabaan

Authors: Ricaut, François-Xavier¹; Kolodesnikov, Sergei²; Keyser-Tracqui, Christine³; Alekseev, Anatoly⁴; Crubézy, Eric⁵; Ludes, Bertrand³

Source: International Journal of Legal Medicine, Volume 118, Number 1, February 2004 , pp. 24-31(8)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

We extracted DNA from three skeletons belonging to the Yakut population, which were excavated from the At-Dabaan site (dating back 300 years) in the Sakha Republic (Russia). Ancient DNA was analyzed by autosomal STRs (short tandem repeats) and by the sequencing of the hypervariable region 1 (HV1) of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region. The results showed that these three skeletons were not close relatives but probably linked to the same clan structure. Comparison of their haplotypes with the haplotypes of 8,774 Eurasian individuals suggested a relative specificity and continuity of part of the Yakut mitochondrial gene pool during the last 3 centuries.

Keywords: Siberia; Sakha; Ancient DNA; Mitochondrial DNA; Autosomal STRs

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00414-003-0411-6

Affiliations: 1: Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Moléculaire, Institut de Médecine Légale, 11 rue Humann, 67085, Strasbourg, France, Email: fx.ricaut@infonie.fr 2: Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Yakutsk State University, Belinsky Street 58, 677891, Yakutsk, Russia, 3: Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Moléculaire, Institut de Médecine Légale, 11 rue Humann, 67085, Strasbourg, France, 4: Yakutsk State University, Belinsky Street 58, 677891, Yakutsk, Russia, 5: Anthropobiologie, Université Paul Sabatier CNRS UMR 8555, 39 allées Jules Guesdes, 3100, Toulouse, France,

Publication date: 2004-02-01