Paleogenomic evidence on the temporal continuity of indigenous goat exploitation in the Canary Islands.

ABSTRACT: Paleogenomic and radiocarbon data indicate that, excluding the temporal occupation of the islet of Lobos by Romans, the Canary Islands were permanently colonized by North Africans around the 3^rd century CE. The archipelago was seemingly forgotten in the following centuries by Western societies until the beginning of the European Age of Exploration in the 14^th century. In this study, we present 52 mitogenomes of ancient Canarian goats, including samples from the Roman site of Lobos, and the indigenous and colonial periods. We observe that the mitogenomes of indigenous goats are consistent with a North African origin for the human Canarian population. Goats from Lobos share the same haplotypes as the indigenous population, indicating that both settlements briefly overla

SUBMITTER: Diaz-Perez C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12629918 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature