Saag Lehti, Utevska Olga, Zadnikov Stanislav, Shramko Iryna, Gorbenko Kyrylo, Bandrivskyi Mykola, Pavliv Dmytro, Bruyako Igor, Grechko Denys, Okatenko Vitalii, Toshev Gennadi, Andrukh Svitlana, Radziyevska Vira, Buynov Yurii, Kotenko Viktoriia, Smyrnov Oleksandr, Petrauskas Oleg, Magomedov Borys, Didenko Serhii, Heiko Anatolii, Reida Roman, Sapiehin Serhii, Aksonov Viktor, Laptiev Oleksii, Terskyi Svyatoslav, Skorokhod Viacheslav, Zhyhola Vitalii, Sytyi Yurii, Järve Mari, Scheib Christiana Lyn, Anastasiadou Kyriaki, Kelly Monica, Williams Mia, Silva Marina, Barrington Christopher, Gilardet Alexandre, Macleod Ruairidh, Skoglund Pontus, Thomas Mark G
UCL Genetics Institute, Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Estonian Biocentre, Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Tartu 51010, Estonia.
Sci Adv. 2025 Jan 10;11(2):eadr0695. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adr0695. Epub 2025 Jan 8.
The North Pontic region, which encompasses present-day Ukraine, was a crossroads of migration, connecting the vast Eurasian Steppe with Central Europe. We generated shotgun-sequenced genomic data for 91 individuals dating from around 7000 BCE to 1800 CE to study migration and mobility history in the region, with a particular focus on historically attested migrating groups during the Iron Age and the medieval period. We infer a high degree of temporal heterogeneity in ancestry, with fluctuating genetic affinities to different present-day Eurasian groups. We also infer high heterogeneity in ancestry within geographically, culturally, and socially defined groups. Despite this, we find that ancestry components which are widespread in Eastern and Central Europe have been present in the Ukraine region since the Bronze Age. In short, our study reveals a diverse range of ancestries in the Ukraine region through time as a result of frequent movements, assimilation, and contacts.
北 Pontic 地区涵盖了当今的乌克兰，是一个移民的十字路口，连接着广袤的欧亚草原和中欧。我们对91个人进行了鸟枪法测序基因组数据生成，这些人生活在公元前7000年左右至公元1800年之间，以研究该地区的移民和迁徙历史，特别关注铁器时代和中世纪时期有历史记载的迁徙群体。我们推断出祖先在时间上具有高度的异质性，与不同的当今欧亚群体的遗传亲和力也在波动。我们还推断出在地理、文化和社会定义的群体中，祖先也具有高度的异质性。尽管如此，我们发现自青铜时代以来，在东欧和中欧广泛存在的祖先成分就已出现在乌克兰地区。简而言之，我们的研究揭示了由于频繁的迁移、同化和接触，乌克兰地区随着时间推移有着多样的祖先。
