Genome-wide ancestry of 17th-century enslaved Africans from the Caribbean
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Genome-wide ancestry of 17th-century enslaved Africans from the Caribbean. / Schroeder, Hannes; Avila Arcos, Maria del Carmen; Malaspinas, Anna Sapfo; Poznik, G. David; Sandoval Velasco, Marcela; Carpenter, Meredith L.; Moreno Mayar, José Victor; Sikora, Martin; Johnson, Philip L.F.; Allentoft, Morten Erik; Samaniego Castruita, Jose Alfredo; Haviser, Jay B.; Dee, Michael W.; Stafford, Thomas W.; Salas, Antonio; Orlando, Ludovic Antoine Alexandre; Willerslev, Eske; Bustamente, Carlos D.; Gilbert, M. Thomas P.
In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA (PNAS), Vol. 112, No. 12, 2015, p. 3669–3673.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Genome-wide ancestry of 17th-century enslaved Africans from the Caribbean
AU - Schroeder, Hannes
AU - Avila Arcos, Maria del Carmen
AU - Malaspinas, Anna Sapfo
AU - Poznik, G. David
AU - Sandoval Velasco, Marcela
AU - Carpenter, Meredith L.
AU - Moreno Mayar, José Victor
AU - Sikora, Martin
AU - Johnson, Philip L.F.
AU - Allentoft, Morten Erik
AU - Samaniego Castruita, Jose Alfredo
AU - Haviser, Jay B.
AU - Dee, Michael W.
AU - Stafford, Thomas W.
AU - Salas, Antonio
AU - Orlando, Ludovic Antoine Alexandre
AU - Willerslev, Eske
AU - Bustamente, Carlos D.
AU - Gilbert, M. Thomas P.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Between 1500 and 1850, more than 12 million enslaved Africans were transported to the New World. The vast majority were shipped from West and West-Central Africa, but their precise origins are largely unknown. We used genome-wide ancient DNA analyses to investigate the genetic origins of three enslaved Africans whose remains were recovered on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. We trace their origins to distinct subcontinental source populations within Africa, including Bantu-speaking groups from northern Cameroon and non-Bantu speakers living in present-day Nigeria and Ghana. To our knowledge, these findings provide the first direct evidence for the ethnic origins of enslaved Africans, at a time for which historical records are scarce, and demonstrate that genomic data provide another type of record that can shed new light on long-standing historical questions.
AB - Between 1500 and 1850, more than 12 million enslaved Africans were transported to the New World. The vast majority were shipped from West and West-Central Africa, but their precise origins are largely unknown. We used genome-wide ancient DNA analyses to investigate the genetic origins of three enslaved Africans whose remains were recovered on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. We trace their origins to distinct subcontinental source populations within Africa, including Bantu-speaking groups from northern Cameroon and non-Bantu speakers living in present-day Nigeria and Ghana. To our knowledge, these findings provide the first direct evidence for the ethnic origins of enslaved Africans, at a time for which historical records are scarce, and demonstrate that genomic data provide another type of record that can shed new light on long-standing historical questions.
U2 - 10.1073/pnas.1421784112
DO - 10.1073/pnas.1421784112
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 25755263
VL - 112
SP - 3669
EP - 3673
JO - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
SN - 0027-8424
IS - 12
ER -
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