Ancient DNA of Phoenician remains indicates discontinuity in the settlement history of Ibiza.

ABSTRACT: Ibiza was permanently settled around the 7^th century BCE by founders arriving from west Phoenicia. The founding population grew significantly and reached its height during the 4^th century BCE. We obtained nine complete mitochondrial genomes from skeletal remains from two Punic necropoli in Ibiza and a Bronze Age site from Formentara. We also obtained low coverage (0.47X average depth) of the genome of one individual, directly dated to 361-178 cal BCE, from the Cas Molí site on Ibiza. We analysed and compared ancient DNA results with 18 new mitochondrial genomes from modern Ibizans to determine the ancestry of the founders of Ibiza. The mitochondrial results indicate a predominantly recent European maternal ancestry for the current Ibizan population while the whole gen

SUBMITTER: Zalloua P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6279797 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature