Dissertation Research: MtDNA Genetic Diversity of the Prehistoric Northeast

从骨骼材料中获得的线粒体DNA的分析可以用来检查长期灭绝种群的相关性。 该奖项将用于调查位于五大湖地区的四个种群，共计约75个个体的生物学关系，并指出遗传多样性模式中反映的人口统计历史的某些方面。这项调查将测试语言学家和考古学家提出的关于该地区太古时期和林地时期多样化和不断扩大的人口之间关系的祖先关系。具体而言，本研究将测试冰川冰砾和红色赭石人口内的遗传关系，以及这些和老铜，密西西比州，现代阿尔冈琴语人口在较低的五大湖地区。这项研究可以帮助确定，如果考古学的相似性主要是文化传播或人口扩张的结果，除了估计遗传分化的程度，存在于五大湖在过去的4000年。包括在这项研究中的人口的线粒体DNA也将进行比较，与其他古老的人口的下五大湖地区，包括古印第安小丘，早期林地Adena，霍普韦尔，和史前晚期古堡人口，所有以前或目前正在研究。 此外，这项研究产生的数据将有助于提供越来越多的信息，可用于解决有关新世界人口的更广泛问题。

Analysis of mitochondrial DNA obtained from skeletal materials can be used to examine the relatedness of long extinct populations. This award will be used to investigate the biological relationships of four populations, totaling approximately 75 individuals, located in the Great Lakes region, as well as indicate some aspects of demographic history that are reflected in the pattern of genetic diversity. This investigation will test ancestral relationships proposed by linguists and archaeologists regarding the relationship between the diverse and expanding populations of the Archaic and Woodland periods in this region. Specifically, this study will test the genetic relationships within Glacial Kame and Red Ocher populations, as well as between these and Old Copper, Mississippian, and modern Algonquian speaking populations in the lower Great Lakes region. This study can help determine if archaeological similarities were primarily the result of cultural spreads or population expansions, in addition to estimating the extent of genetic differentiation that existed in the Great Lakes during the last 4000 years. The mtDNA of populations included in this study will also be compared with that of other ancient populations of the Lower Great Lakes region including Archaic Indian Knoll, early Woodland Adena, Hopewell, and Late Prehistoric Fort Ancient populations, all previously or currently being studied. In addition, data generated from this study will contribute to the growing body of information that can be used to address broader questions regarding the peopling of the New World.