Genetic kinship and sex determination of Early Modern Period human remains from a defunct graveyard in the former village of Obora (located on Šporkova Street in Prague’s Lesser Town district)

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F67985912%3A_____%2F19%3A00517377" target="_blank" >RIV/67985912:_____/19:00517377 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00007064:K01__/19:N0000069

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.iansa.eu/papers/IANSA-2019-02-novackova.pdf" target="_blank" >https://www.iansa.eu/papers/IANSA-2019-02-novackova.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.24916/iansa.2019.2.4" target="_blank" >10.24916/iansa.2019.2.4</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Genetic kinship and sex determination of Early Modern Period human remains from a defunct graveyard in the former village of Obora (located on Šporkova Street in Prague’s Lesser Town district)

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The main aim of this study was to determine genetic kinship and genetic sex of individuals buried either in the same grave, multi-level grave, or neighbourhood grave. Success of genetic analyses is based on the quantity and quality of extracted aDNA, which can be compromised by degradation of DNA and possible contamination by modern DNA. We analysed archaeological skeletal remains from an Early Modern period graveyard belonging to the Church of St. John the Baptist in the former village of Obora, one of the most honourable Early Modern period archaeological sites in the Czech Republic. Most of the 906 excavated anatomically-laid burials are dated to the years 1730s–1770s. The results of 23 analysed individuals (divided into 4 groups) revealed that individuals are not blood relatives. Studies of historical written sources provide information that the parish affiliation at the time of death had a crucial role in choosing the place for burial. Genetic analyses increased success rate of sex determination to 91% compared to 61% determined by morphological methods. We were thus able to determine the genetic sex of children, an evaluation that cannot be made by morphological methods.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Genetic kinship and sex determination of Early Modern Period human remains from a defunct graveyard in the former village of Obora (located on Šporkova Street in Prague’s Lesser Town district)

Popis výsledku anglicky

The main aim of this study was to determine genetic kinship and genetic sex of individuals buried either in the same grave, multi-level grave, or neighbourhood grave. Success of genetic analyses is based on the quantity and quality of extracted aDNA, which can be compromised by degradation of DNA and possible contamination by modern DNA. We analysed archaeological skeletal remains from an Early Modern period graveyard belonging to the Church of St. John the Baptist in the former village of Obora, one of the most honourable Early Modern period archaeological sites in the Czech Republic. Most of the 906 excavated anatomically-laid burials are dated to the years 1730s–1770s. The results of 23 analysed individuals (divided into 4 groups) revealed that individuals are not blood relatives. Studies of historical written sources provide information that the parish affiliation at the time of death had a crucial role in choosing the place for burial. Genetic analyses increased success rate of sex determination to 91% compared to 61% determined by morphological methods. We were thus able to determine the genetic sex of children, an evaluation that cannot be made by morphological methods.

Druh

J_SC - Článek v periodiku v databázi SCOPUS

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60102 - Archaeology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/VI20162020015" target="_blank" >VI20162020015: Zavedení nových metod identifikace lidského, zvířecího a rostlinného materiálu do forenzní praxe při dokazování trestných činů</a><br>

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2019

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica. Natural Sciences in Archaeology

ISSN

1804-848X

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

10

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

143-152

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85078599325