The genetic history of Portugal over the past 5,000 years
We reveal dynamic patterns of migration in line with cultural exchange across millennia, but also the persistence of local ancestries. Our findings integrate genetic information with historical and archeological data, enhancing our understanding of Iberia's biological and cultural heritage.
Authors
- Christian Haarkötter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4419-4631)
- Anne‐France Maurer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4997-5357)
- Rebecca Anne MacRoberts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0221-0450)
- Gludhug A. Purnomo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7616-5977)
- Sofia Tereso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7865-0068)
- Roberta Davidson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9909-2018)
- Teresa Fernandes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2403-8826)
- Leonard Taufik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6607-3451)
- Pedro C. Carvalho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3749-3542)
- Vanessa Villalba‐Mouco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9357-5238)
- Xavier Roca‐Rada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7502-6270)
- Evelyn Collen
- Álvaro M. Monge Calleja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3345-5082)
- Raymond Tobler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4603-1473)
- Shyamsundar Ravishankar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3006-6134)
- Yassine Souilmi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7543-4864)
- Catarina Tente (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7944-1583)
- António Faustino Carvalho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0912-2325)
- Eugénia Cunha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2998-371X)
- Vítor Matos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2620-7352)
- Bastien Llamas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5550-9176)
- Linda Melo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8521-6059)
- João C. Teixeira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6417-4702)
- Daniel R. Cuesta‐Aguirre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7483-8541)
- Ana María Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1912-6581)
- Matthew P. Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7117-193X)
Institutions
- Pelita Harapan University (ID)
- South Australia Pathology (AU)
- Australian National University (AU)
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Australian Research Council (AU)
- National Legal Medicine Institute (PT)
- University of Lisbon (PT)
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (ES)
- Universidad de Granada (ES)
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- University of Évora (PT)
- Brown University (US)
- Algarve Biomedical Center (PT)
- Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (ES)
- Parque Tecnológico de la Salud (ES)
- Direção Geral do Património Cultural (PT)
- Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
- University of Algarve (PT)
- University of Coimbra (PT)
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Genome biology
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-025-03707-2
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.27
Funders
- University of Adelaide
- Australian Research Council
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia