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Cosmopolitanism at the Roman Danubian Frontier, Slavic Migrations, and the
Genomic Formation of Modern Balkan Peoples
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...211v1.full.pdf
The Roman Empire expanded through the Mediterranean shores and brought human mobility
and cosmopolitanism across this inland sea to an unprecedented scale. However, if this was also
common at the Empire frontiers remains undetermined. The Balkans and Danube River were of
strategic importance for the Romans acting as an East-West connection and as a defense line
against “barbarian” tribes. We generated genome-wide data from 70 ancient individuals from
present-day Serbia dated to the first millennium CE; including Viminacium, capital of Moesia
Superior province. Our analyses reveal large scale-movements from Anatolia during Imperial
rule, similar to the pattern observed in Rome, and cases of individual mobility from as far as
East Africa. Between ~250-500 CE, we detect gene-flow from Central/Northern Europe
harboring admixtures of Iron Age steppe groups. Tenth-century CE individuals harbored North-
Eastern European-related ancestry likely associated to Slavic-speakers, which contributed >20%
of the ancestry of today's Balkan people.
ID Location Y-DNA mtDNA
I15527 Viminacium, Pecine Necropolis R1b-U106 H30b1
I15528 Viminacium, Pecine Necropolis .. T1a1n
I15529 Viminacium, Pecine Necropolis J1,J-Z2215,J-Z2217,J-CTS1026,J-Z1828,J-Z18463,J-Z18471,J-BY94 H11a2
I15530 Viminacium, Pecine Necropolis .. K1a2a
I15531 Viminacium, Pecine Necropolis I1 H10a1
I15532 Viminacium, Pecine Necropolis T-L206,T-M70,T-L131 J2b1c
I15533 Viminacium, Pecine Necropolis R1a-M417,R-Z645 V1a1
I15534 Viminacium, Pecine Necropolis .. H5
I15535 Viminacium, Pecine Necropolis .. H1b
I15536 Viminacium, Pecine Necropolis .. U5a1j
I15486 Viminacium, Pirivoj Necropolis .. T2
I15490 Viminacium, Pirivoj Necropolis E-M78,E-L618,E-V13,E-Z1057,E-CTS1273 H6b
I15491 Viminacium, Pirivoj Necropolis H7
I15492 Viminacium, Pirivoj Necropolis R1b-U152,R-L2,R-Z258,R-Z367,R-L20 H7
I15493 Viminacium, Pirivoj Necropolis .. H8c
I15494 Viminacium, Pirivoj Necropolis .. H5a2
I15495 Viminacium, Pirivoj Necropolis E-V13,E-Z1057,E-CTS1273,E-BY3880,E-Z5017,E-Z5016,E-Y3762,E-CTS6377,E-CTS9320 H49
I15498 Viminacium, Pirivoj Necropolis H36
I15499 Viminacium, Pirivoj Necropolis E-M78,E-Z1902,E-V12,E-Y2863,E-FGC14377,E-FGC14378,E-V32 L2a1j
I15501 Viminacium, Pirivoj Necropolis .. J1c1
I15502 Viminacium, Pirivoj Necropolis E-Z830,E-PF1962,E-M123 U3a2a1
I15509 Viminacium, Pirivoj Necropolis .. I4b
I15510 Viminacium, Pirivoj Necropolis G-PF3148 H26a1
I15511 Viminacium, Pirivoj Necropolis .. H
I15512 Viminacium, Pirivoj Necropolis .. X2+225
I15514 Viminacium, Pirivoj Necropolis .. U4a2a
I15515 Viminacium, Pirivoj Necropolis R1b-Z2103 K1a3a
I15516 Viminacium, Pirivoj Necropolis G-P303 H13a1a1
I15517 Viminacium, Pirivoj Necropolis J2a-L26,J-PF5087,J-PF5160,J-L24,J-Y22662,J-L25,J-Z438,J-Z387,J-L70 HV
I15485 Viminacium, Rit Necropolis .. H
I15487 Viminacium, Rit Necropolis .. T1a
I15488 Viminacium, Rit Necropolis .. H41a
I15489 Viminacium, Rit Necropolis G-PF3148,G-PF3177,L91,G-Z6484,G-Z6284,G-Z6128,G-Y140837,G-Y140827 H
I15496 Viminacium, Rit Necropolis .. T2b+16362
I15497 Viminacium, Rit Necropolis .. J1c
I15500 Viminacium, Rit Necropolis .. R0a1a
I15504 Viminacium, Rit Necropolis E-M78,E-L618,E-V13,E-Z1057,E-CTS1273,E-BY3880 H47a
I15505 Viminacium, Rit Necropolis .. J1d1a1
I15506 Viminacium, Rit Necropolis .. HV9+152
I15507 Viminacium, Rit Necropolis E-V13,E-Z1057,E-CTS1273,E-BY3880 K1c2
I15508 Viminacium, Rit Necropolis .. W6
I15519 Viminacium, Rit Necropolis .. R0a2d
I15503 Viminacium, Vise Grobalja Necropolis .. U5a2c
I15513 Viminacium, Vise Grobalja Necropolis E-V13,E-Z1057,E-CTS1273,E-BY3880 H8c
I15518 Viminacium, Vise Grobalja Necropolis E-V13,E-Z1057,E-CTS1273 U2e1a1
I15520 Viminacium, Vise Grobalja Necropolis R1a-M417,R-Z645 U5b2b
I15521 Viminacium, Vise Grobalja Necropolis G-P303 H
I15522 Viminacium, Vise Grobalja Necropolis .. H
I15523 Viminacium, Vise Grobalja Necropolis .. H+152
I15524 Viminacium, Vise Grobalja Necropolis I2c-L596,I-Y16649,I-Y16419 HV9+152
I15525 Viminacium, Vise Grobalja Necropolis E-M78,E-L618,E-V13,E-Z1057,E-CTS1273 H13a1a1
I15526 Viminacium, Vise Grobalja Necropolis E-M123,E-M34,E-Z841,E-Z849,E-CTS1727,E-L791 H13a2b2
I15549 Mediana I1,I-Z58,I-Z59,I-CTS8647,Z60,Z140,Z141 H5b
I15550 Mediana .. H41a
I15544 Timacum Minus, Slog Necropolis E-V13,E-Z1057,E-CTS1273,E-BY3880 HV9
I15545 Timacum Minus, Slog Necropolis I1,I-Z58,I-Z59,I-CTS8647,Z60,Z140,Z141 H1
I15546 Timacum Minus, Slog Necropolis J2b2a-L283,J-Z622,J-Z600,J-Z585,J-Z615,J-Z597 L2a1+143+16189 (16192)
I15547 Timacum Minus, Slog Necropolis J2b2a-L283 H+152
I15548 Timacum Minus, Slog Necropolis J2b2a-L283,J-Z585,J-Z615,J-Z597,J-Z638,J-Z1297,J-Z8421,J-Z631,J-Z1043 W+194
I15551 Timacum Minus, Slog Necropolis R1b-Z2103,R-Z2105 T1a
I15552 Timacum Minus, Slog Necropolis R1b-Z2103,R-M12149,R-Z2106,R-Z2108,R-Z2110,R-CTS7556,R-Y5592,R-CTS1450 H1c
I15553 Timacum Minus, Slog Necropolis E-V13,E-Z1057,E-CTS1273 T2b25
I15554 Timacum Minus, Slog Necropolis E-V13,E-Z1057,E-CTS1273,E-BY3880 H
I15555 Timacum Minus, Slog Necropolis G-P303,G-L140,G-PF3346,G-PF3345,G-CTS342,G-FGC12126 X2i+@225
I15556 Timacum Minus, Slog Necropolis .. H10d
I15537 Timacum Minus, Kuline Necropolis E-V13,E-Z1057,E-CTS1273,E-BY3880,E-Z5017,E-Z5016,E-Y3762 H13a2a
I15538 Timacum Minus, Kuline Necropolis R1b-P312,R-D99 H1e1a6
I15539 Timacum Minus, Kuline Necropolis R1b-P312,R-D99 H1e1a6,H1e1a6
I15540 Timacum Minus, Kuline Necropolis .. J1b1a1
I15541 Timacum Minus, Kuline Necropolis I2a1b-L621,I-CTS10936,I-S19848,I-CTS4002,I-CTS10228,I-Y3120 K1a4
I15542 Timacum Minus, Kuline Necropolis I2a1b-L621,I-CTS10936,I-S19848,I-CTS4002,I-CTS10228,I-Y3120 H9a
I15543 Timacum Minus, Kuline Necropolis J2-L26,J-Z6064,J-Z6055,J-Z6057,J-Y7013,J-Y7010 H1f+16093
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