Biological sex estimation using ancient DNA in Classic Maya contexts: some findings from Naachtun (Guatemala)
Recent advances in paleogenomics have opened up new prospects for the study of ancient burial customs and social structures. In this note, we report on the first results of a program now under way in a small residential compound in Naachtun, Guatemala (numbered 5N6). From the burials discovered on t...
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| author | Hemmamuthé Goudiaby Xavier Roca-Rada Kalina Kassdjikova Lars Fehren-Schmitz Bastien Llamas |
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| description | Recent advances in paleogenomics have opened up new prospects for the study of ancient burial customs and social structures. In this note, we report on the first results of a program now under way in a small residential compound in Naachtun, Guatemala (numbered 5N6). From the burials discovered on the site, a pilot group of seven individuals was selected for DNA analysis. The ancient DNA analysed showed that female individuals are predominant among the dead in this small group, thus highlighting its potential for genetic sexing as well as the reliability of osteological methods for sex estimation. These results outline new horizons for the discipline. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-de0e9dcd8a55410991e1f6991d6da41f2025-01-30T11:27:47ZengSociété d'Anthropologie de ParisBulletins et Mémoires de la Société d’Anthropologie de Paris1777-54692024-04-013610.4000/bmsap.13952Biological sex estimation using ancient DNA in Classic Maya contexts: some findings from Naachtun (Guatemala)Hemmamuthé GoudiabyXavier Roca-RadaKalina KassdjikovaLars Fehren-SchmitzBastien LlamasRecent advances in paleogenomics have opened up new prospects for the study of ancient burial customs and social structures. In this note, we report on the first results of a program now under way in a small residential compound in Naachtun, Guatemala (numbered 5N6). From the burials discovered on the site, a pilot group of seven individuals was selected for DNA analysis. The ancient DNA analysed showed that female individuals are predominant among the dead in this small group, thus highlighting its potential for genetic sexing as well as the reliability of osteological methods for sex estimation. These results outline new horizons for the discipline.https://journals.openedition.org/bmsap/13952ancient DNAAncient Mayahousehold archaeology |
| spellingShingle | Hemmamuthé Goudiaby Xavier Roca-Rada Kalina Kassdjikova Lars Fehren-Schmitz Bastien Llamas Biological sex estimation using ancient DNA in Classic Maya contexts: some findings from Naachtun (Guatemala) Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d’Anthropologie de Paris ancient DNA Ancient Maya household archaeology |
| title | Biological sex estimation using ancient DNA in Classic Maya contexts: some findings from Naachtun (Guatemala) |
| title_full | Biological sex estimation using ancient DNA in Classic Maya contexts: some findings from Naachtun (Guatemala) |
| title_fullStr | Biological sex estimation using ancient DNA in Classic Maya contexts: some findings from Naachtun (Guatemala) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biological sex estimation using ancient DNA in Classic Maya contexts: some findings from Naachtun (Guatemala) |
| title_short | Biological sex estimation using ancient DNA in Classic Maya contexts: some findings from Naachtun (Guatemala) |
| title_sort | biological sex estimation using ancient dna in classic maya contexts some findings from naachtun guatemala |
| topic | ancient DNA Ancient Maya household archaeology |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/bmsap/13952 |
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