RT Journal Article
T1 Maternal lineages during the Roman Empire, in the ancient city of Gadir (Cádiz, Spain): the search for a phoenician identity
A1 Lopes Gomes, Claudia Filipa
A1 González Wagner, Eduardo Carlos
A1 Calero Fresneda, Manuel
A1 Palomo Díez, Sara
A1 López Matayoshi, César Yoshi
A1 Nogueiro, Inês
A1 López Parra, Ana María
A1 Labajo González, Elena
A1 Perea Pérez, Bernardo
A1 Gener Basallote, José María
A1 Pajuelo, Juan Miguel
A1 Arroyo Pardo, Eduardo
AB Phoenicians were probably the first eastern Mediterranean population to establish long-distance connections with the West, namely the Iberian Peninsula, from the final Bronze to the early Iron Age. For a long time, these colonies all over the Mediterranean Sea directly depended on an important city administration, Gadir, the most important metropolis in the Western Mediterranean. Modern archaeological excavations were discovered in Cadiz (Spain), the ancient city of Gadir, as well as possible Phoenician burial places. The purpose of the present work is the molecular study of 16 individuals, (V–IV millennium B.C, V A.D.) from several burial places found in Cadiz, attempting to disclose their maternal biogeographical ancestry. Furthermore, the determination of a possible biological link between two individuals found buried together was also an objective of this investigation. Of all the 16 analyzed individuals, eight of them produced positive results. Three main lineages were found: HV0, H and L3b. In general, the results support an Eastern origin for this set of individuals, reinforcing the theory of a Phoenician origin. Due to their historical period, in some cases, it was not possible to discard a Roman origin. Finally, the maternal kinship between two individuals found buried together was discarded.
PB MDPI
YR 2023
FD 2023-04-17
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/104824
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/104824
LA eng
NO Gomes C, González Wagner C, Calero-Fresneda M, Palomo-Díez S, López-Matayoshi C, Nogueiro I, et al. Maternal Lineages during the Roman Empire, in the Ancient City of Gadir (Cádiz, Spain): The Search for a Phoenician Identity. Genealogy. 2023;7(2):27
NO 2023 Descuento MDPI
NO Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad (España)
NO Universidad Complutense de Madrid
NO Banco Santander
DS Docta Complutense
RD 17 abr 2025