aDNA of Italic Iron Age Picenes out on @GenomeBiology!
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.
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The group of posts collectively supports the publication's insights into the genetic history of Italy, with some users pointing out the fluidity of ancient population movements and cultural exchanges, exemplified by comments about gene flow among tribes and genetic overlaps with modern populations. The tone varies from supportive to analytical, reflecting productive engagement with the research's implications for understanding historical demographics.
Most discussions acknowledge and support the findings related to ancient genetics and population interactions, emphasizing the complexity of historical gene flow.
The posts demonstrate curiosity and engagement with the research, referencing specific details like geographic overlaps and ancient migrations.
Participants reference multiple aspects of the study, such as genetic diversity, regional differences, and implications for understanding history, showing moderate deep engagement.
The discussions highlight the significance of the research in reshaping understandings of ancient Italy's populations and the influence of Roman expansion, indicating a noteworthy impact.
Abstract in brief
- The study investigates the genetic history of the Picene civilization in Central Italy from the Iron Age to Late Antiquity, revealing shared ancestry among Iron Age populations with minor regional differences, especially between the Adriatic and Tyrrhenian coasts.
- It identifies individual genetic variations and shows that during Late Antiquity, there was a significant influx of people from the Near East, likely due to Roman expansion and influence, which altered the genetic landscape of the region.
- Overall, the research highlights how ancient population interactions across the Adriatic Sea and the expansion of the Roman Empire contributed to genetic and phenotypic changes in Italy, illustrating high mobility and cultural exchange in these societies.]
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"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" Interesting paper published November 2024 #GeneticGenealogy /1
@Mont141414 @AvgvstoSwag1 North Italians overlap with Picentes from the Iron age https://t.co/4EjUmA5hHS Deep southern Italians with ancient and modern Greeks: https://t.co/DDdA0lFRG4 What's wrong with the outlier model is that turns out as heavily north african and Levantine and Sardinian, while the
https://t.co/WxGW5McJot
more pre-Roman a-DNA studies: "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" genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Genetic Analysis Reveals Unique Heritage of Pre-Roman Picene Civilization
This video explores the genetic history of the Picene civilization in Central Italy from the Iron Age to Late Antiquity, highlighting shared ancestry, regional differences, and influences from Near Eastern populations…
Genetic Legacy of Ancient Rome and Its Impact on Modern Italy
The study investigates the genetic history of the Picene civilization in Central Italy from the Iron Age to Late Antiquity, revealing shared ancestry among Iron Age populations with minor regional differences…
@grok @JackPosobiec You can justify your myopic reductionist interpretation but, there was gene flow throughout all these tribes and cultural exchange on a very regular basis. I think you're cooked on this one. Your proof is a wikipedia article? https://t.co/35VvEd2Lwg
@Mont141414 @AvgvstoSwag1 North Italians overlap with Picentes from the Iron age https://t.co/4EjUmA5hHS Deep southern Italians with ancient and modern Greeks: https://t.co/DDdA0lFRG4 What's wrong with the outlier model is that turns out as heavily north african and Levantine and Sardinian, while the
@3aston @IUnwhen50613 @bertblu116 @ElPunishedChud @AvgvstoSwag1 @italicmessages @BiruniKhorasan , and I could add Paleo-balkan in mainland Italy (https://t.co/4EjUmA5hHS https://t.co/pdzgHFHviV), predating the empire, not that it was Greeks that migrated en masse in imperial periods. "nothing changed" is relative to the latter.
@QAlkhlas @PesceAvgvsto North Italians are extremely close to Iberians and south French (what you call "western south European"), they overlap "adriatic Italics"(https://t.co/4EjUmA5hHS) The "east med" has nothing to do with you Levantines but Greeks.
"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" Interesting paper published November 2024 #GeneticGenealogy /1
RT @euglenadat: aDNA of Italic Iron Age Picenes out on @GenomeBiology!
@Hewss_ @CisalpinePride @istvaeonic Which, you see, it's exactly the profile of eastern alpenine Italics (Picentes): https://t.co/4EjUmA5hHS https://t.co/N2JxCIAw3W
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 genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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 https://t.co/RcDa312NBd
Sample source: https://t.co/KMVoF8TTYG
https://t.co/WxGW5McJot
#Archaeology This Picene study suggests that there was no differences between them and other Pre-Roman populations - or ar least with the Etruscan population studied. https://t.co/4NSpHwEn82
more pre-Roman a-DNA studies: "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" genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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@rogueclassicist https://t.co/g9J7n2cVm6
RT @euglenadat: aDNA of Italic Iron Age Picenes out on @GenomeBiology!
RT @euglenadat: aDNA of Italic Iron Age Picenes out on @GenomeBiology!
RT @euglenadat: aDNA of Italic Iron Age Picenes out on @GenomeBiology!
RT @euglenadat: aDNA of Italic Iron Age Picenes out on @GenomeBiology!
RT @euglenadat: aDNA of Italic Iron Age Picenes out on @GenomeBiology!
RT @euglenadat: aDNA of Italic Iron Age Picenes out on @GenomeBiology!
aDNA of Italic Iron Age Picenes out on @GenomeBiology!