Trends in genetics : TIG.
Publisher:
Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.,. Cambridge : Elsevier Trends Journals
Frequency: Monthly
Country: England
Language: English
Start Year:1985 -
ISSN:
0168-9525 (Print)
0168-9525 (Linking)
0168-9525 (Linking)
Impact Factor
11.4
2022
| NLM ID: | 8507085 |
| (DNLM): | SR0052529(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 11747206 |
| Coden: | TRGEE2 |
| Classification: | W1 TR341C |
Ancient DNA reveals an early adoption of horse culture by Native Americans. Native Americans of the Plains and Rocky Mountains are renowned for their horsemanship. Taylor et al. recently used ancient DNA and other bioarcheological approaches to document how horses dispersed throughout America and transformed Native American societies following their introduction by the Spanish in 1519, well before the arrival of European settlers.
Horse Paleogenomes and Human-Animal Interactions in Prehistory. A new analysis of paleogenomic data from 278 ancient horses (Fages et al. Cellhttp://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2019.03.049) finds that this animal - crucially important to many ancient and contemporary human societies for subsistence, transportation, conflict, and more - was domesticated in at least two different regions, but with the geographic and cultural origins of the modern domestic horse lineage remaining unknown. By tracing ancient horse population movements and inferring the spatiotemporal trajectories of phenotypic adaptations, this study provides fresh perspectives on past human group ...