Stone A C, Stoneking M
Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802.
Am J Phys Anthropol. 1993 Dec;92(4):463-71. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.1330920405.
Ancient DNA was obtained from skeletal remains from the Norris Farms #36 cemetery, a pre-Columbian archeological site in central Illinois that dates to A.D. 1300. Four mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) markers were analyzed that delineate the four primary mtDNA lineages found in contemporary Amerindian populations. mtDNA types were determined for 50 individuals; 49 belonged to one of these four lineages. One lineage occurred only in males, suggesting an immigration of maternally related males into this community. There was no significant spatial patterning of mtDNA lineages within the cemetery. This survey of ancient DNA variation in a pre-Columbian population supports the view that the initial colonization of the New World comprised just four primary mtDNA lineages.
古代DNA取自诺里斯农场36号墓地的骨骼遗骸，该墓地是伊利诺伊州中部一个可追溯至公元1300年的前哥伦布时期考古遗址。分析了四个线粒体DNA（mtDNA）标记，这些标记描绘了当代美洲印第安人群体中发现的四个主要mtDNA谱系。确定了50个人的mtDNA类型；其中49人属于这四个谱系之一。一个谱系仅出现在男性中，这表明母系相关的男性移民到了这个社区。墓地里mtDNA谱系没有明显的空间分布模式。这项对前哥伦布时期人群古代DNA变异的调查支持了这样一种观点，即新世界的最初殖民仅包括四个主要的mtDNA谱系。
