Dissertation Research: Genetic and Mortuary Analyses of a Prehistoric Native American Community

9408398从人类遗骸中恢复古代DNA具有巨大的潜力，可以解决有关古人类迁徙、居住模式和遗传关系的人类学问题。然而，到目前为止，只有少数研究人员将这些技术应用于考古学问题。技术问题很难解决。这个项目是在一个完全挖掘的墓地上进行的，位于伊利诺伊州的诺里斯农场36号遗址，以一种新的和强大的方式整合了基因学、考古学和骨学来分析哥伦布前墓穴的社会组织和遗传学。它可以追溯到公元1300年，代表着奥尼奥塔文化传统的“前沿”社会。从骨骼中提取的DNA将被用来确定这个社会成员的性别和基因联系，以澄清社会组织的各个方面，如婚后居住模式、身份和墓地组织。该项目还将在这一令人兴奋的研究领域有效地培训一名优秀的年轻研究人员。

9408398 Stoneking/ Stone The recovery of ancient DNA from human remains has great potential to address anthropological issues concerning migration, residence patterns and genetic relationships of ancient human populations. To date, however, only a few researchers have applied these techniques to archaeological questions. The technical issues are very difficult to resolve. This project on a completely excavated cemetery, the Norris Farms #36 site in Illinois, integrates genetcis, archaeology, and osteology in a new and powerful way to analyze the social organization and genetics of pre- Columbian poulations. It dates to 1300 A.D. and represents a "frontier" society of the Oneonta cultural tradition. The DNA extracted from the skeletons will be used to determine the sex and genetic relatedness of members of this society to clarify aspects of social organization such as post- marital residence patterns, status and cemetery organization. The project will also result in the effective training of an excellent young researcher in this exciting area of research.