A sedimentary ancient DNA perspective on human and carnivore persistence through the Late Pleistocene in El Mirón Cave, Spain
Abstract Caves are primary sites for studying human and animal subsistence patterns and genetic ancestry throughout the Palaeolithic. Iberia served as a critical human and animal refugium in Europe during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), 26.5 to 19 thousand years before the present (cal kya). Therefo...
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| author | Pere Gelabert Victoria Oberreiter Lawrence Guy Straus Manuel Ramón González Morales Susanna Sawyer Ana B. Marín-Arroyo Jeanne Marie Geiling Florian Exler Florian Brueck Stefan Franz Fernanda Tenorio Cano Sophie Szedlacsek Evelyn Zelger Michelle Hämmerle Brina Zagorc Alejandro Llanos-Lizcano Olivia Cheronet José-Miguel Tejero Thomas Rattei Stephan M. Kraemer Ron Pinhasi |
| author_facet | Pere Gelabert Victoria Oberreiter Lawrence Guy Straus Manuel Ramón González Morales Susanna Sawyer Ana B. Marín-Arroyo Jeanne Marie Geiling Florian Exler Florian Brueck Stefan Franz Fernanda Tenorio Cano Sophie Szedlacsek Evelyn Zelger Michelle Hämmerle Brina Zagorc Alejandro Llanos-Lizcano Olivia Cheronet José-Miguel Tejero Thomas Rattei Stephan M. Kraemer Ron Pinhasi |
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| description | Abstract Caves are primary sites for studying human and animal subsistence patterns and genetic ancestry throughout the Palaeolithic. Iberia served as a critical human and animal refugium in Europe during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), 26.5 to 19 thousand years before the present (cal kya). Therefore, it is a key location for understanding human and animal population dynamics during this event. We recover and analyse sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) data from the lower archaeological stratigraphic sequence of El Mirón Cave (Cantabria, Spain), encompassing the (1) Late Mousterian period, associated with Neanderthals, and (2) the Gravettian (c. 31.5 cal kya), Solutrean (c. 24.5–22 cal kya), and Initial Magdalenian (d. 21–20.5 cal kya) periods, associated with anatomically modern humans. We identify 28 animal taxa including humans. Fifteen of these taxa had not been identified from the archaeozoological (i.e., faunal) record, including the presence of hyenas in the Magdalenian. Additionally, we provide phylogenetic analyses on 70 sedaDNA mtDNA genomes of fauna including the densest Iberian Pleistocene sampling of C. lupus. Finally, we recover three human mtDNA sequences from the Solutrean levels. These sequences, along with published data, suggest mtDNA haplogroup continuity in Iberia throughout the Solutrean/Last Glacial Maximum period. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5a28774eb43b43d085cd73bc74cecc692025-01-19T12:30:04ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-01-0116111310.1038/s41467-024-55740-7A sedimentary ancient DNA perspective on human and carnivore persistence through the Late Pleistocene in El Mirón Cave, SpainPere Gelabert0Victoria Oberreiter1Lawrence Guy Straus2Manuel Ramón González Morales3Susanna Sawyer4Ana B. Marín-Arroyo5Jeanne Marie Geiling6Florian Exler7Florian Brueck8Stefan Franz9Fernanda Tenorio Cano10Sophie Szedlacsek11Evelyn Zelger12Michelle Hämmerle13Brina Zagorc14Alejandro Llanos-Lizcano15Olivia Cheronet16José-Miguel Tejero17Thomas Rattei18Stephan M. Kraemer19Ron Pinhasi20Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of ViennaDepartment of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of ViennaDepartment of Anthropology, University of New MexicoInstituto Internacional de Investigaciones Prehistóricas de Cantabria (Universidad de Cantabria, Gobierno de Cantabria, Santander)Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of ViennaGrupo I+D+i EvoAdapta, Departamento de Ciencias Históricas, Universidad de CantabriaGrupo I+D+i EvoAdapta, Departamento de Ciencias Históricas, Universidad de CantabriaDepartment of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of ViennaDepartment of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of ViennaDepartment of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of ViennaDepartment of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of ViennaDepartment of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of ViennaDepartment of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of ViennaDepartment of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of ViennaDepartment of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of ViennaDepartment of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of ViennaDepartment of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of ViennaDepartment of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of ViennaDivision of Computational Systems Biology, Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of ViennaHuman Evolution and Archeological Sciences (HEAS), University of ViennaDepartment of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of ViennaAbstract Caves are primary sites for studying human and animal subsistence patterns and genetic ancestry throughout the Palaeolithic. Iberia served as a critical human and animal refugium in Europe during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), 26.5 to 19 thousand years before the present (cal kya). Therefore, it is a key location for understanding human and animal population dynamics during this event. We recover and analyse sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) data from the lower archaeological stratigraphic sequence of El Mirón Cave (Cantabria, Spain), encompassing the (1) Late Mousterian period, associated with Neanderthals, and (2) the Gravettian (c. 31.5 cal kya), Solutrean (c. 24.5–22 cal kya), and Initial Magdalenian (d. 21–20.5 cal kya) periods, associated with anatomically modern humans. We identify 28 animal taxa including humans. Fifteen of these taxa had not been identified from the archaeozoological (i.e., faunal) record, including the presence of hyenas in the Magdalenian. Additionally, we provide phylogenetic analyses on 70 sedaDNA mtDNA genomes of fauna including the densest Iberian Pleistocene sampling of C. lupus. Finally, we recover three human mtDNA sequences from the Solutrean levels. These sequences, along with published data, suggest mtDNA haplogroup continuity in Iberia throughout the Solutrean/Last Glacial Maximum period.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55740-7 |
| spellingShingle | Pere Gelabert Victoria Oberreiter Lawrence Guy Straus Manuel Ramón González Morales Susanna Sawyer Ana B. Marín-Arroyo Jeanne Marie Geiling Florian Exler Florian Brueck Stefan Franz Fernanda Tenorio Cano Sophie Szedlacsek Evelyn Zelger Michelle Hämmerle Brina Zagorc Alejandro Llanos-Lizcano Olivia Cheronet José-Miguel Tejero Thomas Rattei Stephan M. Kraemer Ron Pinhasi A sedimentary ancient DNA perspective on human and carnivore persistence through the Late Pleistocene in El Mirón Cave, Spain Nature Communications |
| title | A sedimentary ancient DNA perspective on human and carnivore persistence through the Late Pleistocene in El Mirón Cave, Spain |
| title_full | A sedimentary ancient DNA perspective on human and carnivore persistence through the Late Pleistocene in El Mirón Cave, Spain |
| title_fullStr | A sedimentary ancient DNA perspective on human and carnivore persistence through the Late Pleistocene in El Mirón Cave, Spain |
| title_full_unstemmed | A sedimentary ancient DNA perspective on human and carnivore persistence through the Late Pleistocene in El Mirón Cave, Spain |
| title_short | A sedimentary ancient DNA perspective on human and carnivore persistence through the Late Pleistocene in El Mirón Cave, Spain |
| title_sort | sedimentary ancient dna perspective on human and carnivore persistence through the late pleistocene in el miron cave spain |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55740-7 |
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