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Archaeogenomic evidence reveals prehistoric matrilineal dynasty
Douglas J. Kennett, Stephen Plog, Richard J. George et al., 2017. Nature Communications 8: 14115.
Reports that nine individuals buried in the Room 33 crypt at Pueblo Bonito share identical mitochondrial genomes and that nuclear data from six show mother-daughter and grandmother-grandson relationships, read as an elite matriline persisting from about 800 to 1130 CE.
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The genetic case for hereditary leadership; also the centre of the ethics dispute.
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Kennett, D. J., Plog, S., George, R. J., Culleton, B. J., Watson, A. S., Skoglund, P., Rohland, N., Mallick, S., Stewardson, K., Kistler, L., LeBlanc, S. A., Whiteley, P. M., Reich, D., & Perry, G. H. (2017). Archaeogenomic evidence reveals prehistoric matrilineal dynasty. Nature Communications 8: 14115. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14115
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title = {Archaeogenomic evidence reveals prehistoric matrilineal dynasty},
journal = {Nature Communications 8: 14115},
year = {2017},
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Kennett, Douglas J. et al.. “Archaeogenomic evidence reveals prehistoric matrilineal dynasty.” Nature Communications 8: 14115 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14115.