SGER: Molecular Variation in Prehistoric North Alaska: aDNA Pilot Project

这是一笔小额赠款，用于探索性研究，由犹他大学的Pi Dennis O‘Rourke从阿拉斯加州巴罗点的Nuvuk墓地的史前人口中获得基因样本。由于北冰洋的气候变化，北冰洋的风暴活动增加，该墓地目前正在遭到侵蚀。2004年，当地政府决定对墓地进行挖掘，并允许对人类遗骸进行科学研究，这次挖掘将于2006年夏天进行。将对人类遗骸进行遗传和形态测量分析，该项目提供了一个独特的情况，即拥有完整的骨骼样本，可以同时进行这些类型的分析。此外，还为巴罗社区的因努皮亚克学生提供了强有力的培训。

ABSTRACTARC 0637246This is a Small Grant for Exploratory Research, PI Dennis O'Rourke, University of Utah, to obtain genetic samples from a prehistoric population at Nuvuk cemetery at Point Barrow, Alaska. The cemetery is currently being eroded as a result of increased storm activity in the Arctic Ocean due to climate change being experienced in the region. In 2004 local authorities decided to excavate the cemetery and gave permission to scientific study of the human remains, this excavation will take place in the summer of 2006. Both genetic and morphometric analyses will be done on the human remains and this project offers a unique situation of having complete skeletal samples on which to undertake these types of analyses concurrently. In addition, there is a strong training component for Inupiaq students from the Barrow community.