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  Descent, marriage, and residence practices of a 3,800-year-old pastoral community in Central Eurasia

Blöcher, J., Brami, M., Feinauer, I. S., Stolarczyk, E., Diekmann, Y., Vetterdietz, L., et al. (2023). Descent, marriage, and residence practices of a 3,800-year-old pastoral community in Central Eurasia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(36): e2303574120. doi:10.1073/pnas.2303574120.

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Blöcher, Jens, Author
Brami, Maxime, Author
Feinauer, Isabelle Sofie, Author
Stolarczyk, Eliza, Author
Diekmann, Yoan, Author
Vetterdietz, Lisa, Author
Karapetian, Marina, Author
Winkelbach, Laura, Author
Kokot, Vanessa, Author
Vallini, Leonardo, Author
Stobbe, Astrid, Author
Haak, Wolfgang1, Author                 
Papageorgopoulou, Christina, Author
Krause, Rüdiger, Author
Sharapova, Svetlana, Author
Burger, Joachim, Author
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1Department of Archaeogenetics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Max Planck Society, ou_3222712              

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Free keywords: biological kinship; monogamy/polygamy; palaeogenomes; prehistoric family
 Abstract: Our understanding of prehistoric societal organization at the family level is still limited. Here, we generated genome data from 32 individuals from an approximately 3,800-y-old burial mound attributed to the Bronze Age Srubnaya-Alakul cultural tradition at the site of Nepluyevsky, located in the Southern Ural region of Central Eurasia. We found that life expectancy was generally very low, with adult males living on average 8 y longer than females. A total of 35 first-degree, 40 second-degree, and 48 third-degree biological relationships connected 23 of the studied individuals, allowing us to propose a family tree spanning three generations with six brothers at its center. The oldest of these brothers had eight children with two women and the most children overall, whereas the other relationships were monogamous. Notably, related female children above the age of five were completely absent from the site, and adult females were more genetically diverse than males. These results suggest that biological relationships between male siblings played a structural role in society and that descent group membership was based on patrilineality. Women originated from a larger mating network and moved to join the men, with whom they were buried. Finally, the oldest brother likely held a higher social position, which was expressed in terms of fertility.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2023-08-212023
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 Identifiers: DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2303574120
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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 120 (36) Sequence Number: e2303574120 Start / End Page: - Identifier: ISSN: 0027-8424
ISSN: 1091-6490