The genomic portrait of the Picene culture provides new insights into the Italic Iron Age and the legacy of the Roman Empire in Central Italy
Our findings, consistently with archeological hypotheses, suggest genetic interactions across the Adriatic Sea during the Bronze/Iron Age and a high level of individual mobility typical of cosmopolitan societies. Finally, we highlight the role of the Roman Empire in shaping genetic and phenotypic changes that greatly impact the Italian peninsula.
Authors
- Eugenia D’Atanasio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4965-246X)
- Francesco Montinaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4506-963X)
- Francesco Ravasini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2866-5533)
- Beniamino Trombetta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8245-9437)
- Mait Metspalu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3099-9161)
- Mogge Hajiesmaeil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3950-9109)
- Michael Allen Beck De Lotto
- Christiana L. Scheib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4158-8296)
- Elisabetta Cilli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0407-267X)
- Luciana de Gennaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9572-7630)
- Letizia Pistacchia
- Anu Solnik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5615-5726)
- Chiara Delpino
- Oscar Mei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5423-8688)
- Kristiina Tambets (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8173-6380)
- Pierluigi Giroldini
- Stefano Finocchi
- Flavia Risi
- Ruoyun Hui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5689-7131)
- Fulvio Cruciani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6900-024X)
- Chiara Giacometti
- Helja Kabral (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6068-0650)
Institutions
- University of Padua (IT)
- University of Urbino (IT)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology (IT)
- Ministero della cultura (IT)
- The Alan Turing Institute (GB)
- University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
- University of Tartu (EE)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
- University of Bologna (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Genome biology
- Published
- 2024-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-024-03430-4
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.30
Funders
- European Commission
- Gerda Henkel Foundation
- Sapienza Università di Roma
- Fondazione CON IL SUD
- Tartu Ülikool
- Regione Marche