Late Iron Age and Roman equine breeding north of the Alps: Genetic insights and cultural implications

Late Iron Age and Roman equine breeding north of the Alps: Genetic insights and cultural implications

Summary: The Roman conquest of the northern Alpine foreland in 15 BCE introduced larger-sized horses and hybrid mules to the region. To investigate their genetic profiles and influence on local breeding, we analyzed our previously generated shallow shotgun DNA data from 402 Late Iron Age and Roman e...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Bilal Sharif, Azadeh Fatemeh Mohaseb, Ludovic Orlando, Konstantina Saliari, Günther Karl Kunst, Sigrid Czeika, Marjan Mashkour, Thomas Cucchi, Joris Peters, Simon Trixl, Elmira Mohandesan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-09-01
Series:iScience
Subjects:
Archeology
Equine genetics
Paleogenetics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004225014853
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