April 6
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Mitochondrial DNA and Y-chromosome variation in the Southwest and Mesoamerica: Testing the Farming/Language Dispersal Hypothesis
Brian M. Kemp, Washington State University.
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April 8 |
Nuragic Sardinians are still among us, and the Etruscans are too: two genealogical studies
Guido Barbujani, University of Ferrera.
Papers for Seminar: Belle, et al. "Comparing models on the genealogical relationships among Neandertal, Cro-Magnoid and modern Europeans by serial coalescent simulations," Heredity (2009) 102, 218–225.
Belle, et al., "Serial coalescent simulations suggest a weak genealogical relationship between Etruscans and modern Tuscans," PNAS May 23, 2006 vol. 103 no. 21 8012-8017.
Download a podcast of Guido Barbujani's talk here.
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April 29 |
Connecting the Genetic Histories of Anatolia: Ethical, Methodological and Theoretical Concerns
Ömer Gökçümen, Harvard University Medical School
Papers for Seminar: Cinnioglu, et al., "Excavating Y-chromosome haplotype strata in Anatolia" Hum Genet (2004) 114 : 127–148.
Chaix, et al., "The Genetic or Mythical Ancestry of Descent Groups," Am. J. Hum. Genet. 75:1113–1116, 2004.
Gokcumen, et al., "Genetic Variation in the Enigmatic Altaian Kazakhs of South-Central Russia: Insights into Turkic Population History," American Journal of Physical Anthropology 136:278–293 (2008).
Gokcumen, "Connecting the Isolated Histories of Anatolia from the Point of View of Molecular Anthropology."
Download a podcast of Ömer Gökçümen's talk here.
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May 6 |
Workshop on Using Genetics to Infer African History
Sarah Tishkoff, University of Pennsylvania.
Scott MacEachern, Bowdoin.
Krishna Veeramah, University of California, Los Angeles.
Paper for Seminar: MacEachern, "The Prehistory and Early History of the Northern Mandara Mountains and Surrounding Plains."
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May 13 |
Migration or Microevolution? A simulation approach to infer ancient population histories
Graciela Cabana, University of Tennessee
PAPER FOR SEMINAR: Cabana, Hunley and Kaestle, "Population Continuity or Replacement? A Novel Computer Simulation Approach and its Application to the Numic Expansion (Western Great Basin, USA)," American Journal of Physical Anthropology 135:438–447 (2008).
Belle, et al., "Serial coalescent simulations suggest a weak genealogical relationship between Etruscans and modern Tuscans," PNAS May 23, 2006 vol. 103 no. 21 8012-8017.
Kaestle and Smith, "Ancient Mitochondrial DNA Evidence for Prehistoric Population Movement: The Numic Expansion," American Journal of Physical Anthropology 115:1–12 (2001).
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June 3 |
From Milesius to Naill of the Nine Hostages: Genetics and Irish Origins
Dan Bradley, Trinity College, Ireland.
Papers for Seminar: McEvoy and Bradley, "Y-chromosomes and the extent of patrilineal ancestry in Irish surnames," Hum Genet (2006) 119: 212–219.
McEvoy, et al., "The scale and nature of Viking settlement in Ireland from Y-chromosome admixture analysis," European Journal of Human Genetics (2006), 1–7.
McEvoy, et al,, "The Longue Duree of Genetic Ancestry: Multiple Genetic Marker Systems and Celtic Origins on the Atlantic Facade of Europe," Am. J. Hum. Genet. 75:693–702, 2004.
Moore, et al., "A Y-Chromosome Signature of Hegemony in Gaelic Ireland," Am. J. Hum. Genet. 2006;78:334–338.
Download a podcast of Dan Bradley's talk here.
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Updated 6-17-2009
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