Ancient DNA research in the past decade has revealed that European population structure changed dramatically in the prehistoric period (14,000-3000 years before present, YBP), reflecting the ...widespread introduction of Neolithic farmer and Bronze Age Steppe ancestries. However, little is known about how population structure changed from the historical period onward (3000 YBP - present). To address this, we collected whole genomes from 204 individuals from Europe and the Mediterranean, many of which are the first historical period genomes from their region (e.g. Armenia and France). We found that most regions show remarkable inter-individual heterogeneity. At least 7% of historical individuals carry ancestry uncommon in the region where they were sampled, some indicating cross-Mediterranean contacts. Despite this high level of mobility, overall population structure across western Eurasia is relatively stable through the historical period up to the present, mirroring geography. We show that, under standard population genetics models with local panmixia, the observed level of dispersal would lead to a collapse of population structure. Persistent population structure thus suggests a lower effective migration rate than indicated by the observed dispersal. We hypothesize that this phenomenon can be explained by extensive transient dispersal arising from drastically improved transportation networks and the Roman Empire's mobilization of people for trade, labor, and military. This work highlights the utility of ancient DNA in elucidating finer scale human population dynamics in recent history.
Preliminary analysis of coin finds from the area of the Roman
legionary fortress at Tilurium (today the village of Gardun, near
Trilj) is presented in this paper. The scholarly analysis encompasses
...the finds yielded by systematic archaeological excavations,
as well as finds today stored in the Museum of the Cetina
Region, in Sinj. Most of the coin finds date to a period from the
first half of the 1st century AD, with a noticeable reduction in
coin supply starting in the second half of the 1st century and
continuing during the 2nd century. The period of the 3rd century,
and the period of late antiquity, in the 4th and 5th centuries, again
shows some increase, but the quantity of coin finds in these
centuries is smaller than the amount pertaining to the period of
the Principate. The dating of numismatic finds therefore largely
overlaps with the dating of Tilurium as a Roman legionary fortress
and then a fort used by auxiliary contingents.
The rise and fall of the Roman Empire was a socio-political process with enormous ramifications for human history. The Middle Danube was a crucial frontier and a crossroads for population and ...cultural movement. Here, we present genome-wide data from 136 Balkan individuals dated to the 1st millennium CE. Despite extensive militarization and cultural influence, we find little ancestry contribution from peoples of Italic descent. However, we trace a large-scale influx of people of Anatolian ancestry during the Imperial period. Between ∼250 and 550 CE, we detect migrants with ancestry from Central/Northern Europe and the Steppe, confirming that “barbarian” migrations were propelled by ethnically diverse confederations. Following the end of Roman control, we detect the large-scale arrival of individuals who were genetically similar to modern Eastern European Slavic-speaking populations, who contributed 30%–60% of the ancestry of Balkan people, representing one of the largest permanent demographic changes anywhere in Europe during the Migration Period.
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•A frontier region of ancient Rome was as cosmopolitan as the imperial center•Genetic proof that migrants identified as Goths were ethnically diverse confederations•Slavic-speaking migrants account for 30%–60% of the ancestry of Balkan peoples today•A model for integrating archaeology with genetics
Genome-wide data from 146 ancient Balkan individuals dating to the 1st millennium CE, together with detailed archaeological information, reveals internal migratory patterns during the Roman Empire and documents the demographic impact of Early Medieval Slavic migrations that significantly contributed to the present-day Balkan gene pool.
ARHEOLOŠKA ISTRAŽIVANJA NA LOKALITETU BANJAČE Ožanić Roguljić, Ivana; Miloglav, Ina; Tončinić, Domagoj
Opuscula archaeologica,
12/2018, Letnik:
39/40, Številka:
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U članku se obrađuju rezultati arheoloških istraživanja koja je Odsjek za arheologiju Filozofskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu 2005. god. proveo na lokalitetu Banjače, na trasi dionice Jadranske ...autoceste Dugopolje – Bisko. Lokalitet se nalazilo u neposrednoj blizini antičkih cesta koje su od Salone vodile prema granici i unutrašnjosti provincije Dalmacije. Istraženi su ostaci dvaju objekata koji su građeni suhozidnom tehnikom, a služili su kao radni prostori, odnosno Objekt 1 vjerojatno kao skladišni prostor, a Objekt 2 kao prostor za procesuiranje i skladištenje hrane. Riječ je o dijelu ruralnog naselja koje je na ovom mjestu osnovano početkom 5. stoljeća.
Rad govori o neobjavljenu spomeniku Lucija Vetija Sekunda, veterana VII. legije koji je za života podigao nadgrobni spomenik sebi i još dvjema pripadnicima svoje familije. Veteran je bio rodom iz ...grada Libarna, o kojem do sada nemamo mnogo potvrda u epigrafiji. Natpis je uglavnom vidljiv, tek ga na nekim mjestima nije bilo moguće iščitati, pa se predlaže rekonstrukcija. Spomenik upotpunjuje sliku u svim dijelovima epigrafske analize s dosad pronađenim svjedočanstvima VII. legije na području rimske provincije Dalmacije.
Ce volume rassemble une grande partie des communications qui ont été présentées lors du XIVe congrès international d'art provincial romain, qui s'est tenu à Dijon (Bourgogne) du 1er au 6 juin 2015, ...sur le thème Iconographie du quotidien dans l'art provincial romain : modèles régionaux. Traitant d'une thématique qui jusque-là n'avait pas été évoquée dans le cadre des précédents congrès, il s'inscrit dans la continuité d'une réflexion portant sur la sculpture romaine issue des provinces. Rassemblés en quatre parties, les textes proposés par des chercheurs venant de toute l'Europe, mais aussi d'Afrique du Nord, évoquent les stèles, reliefs, sculptures qui racontent la vie quotidienne des populations de l'Empire romain, le plus souvent figurée sur des monuments funéraires. Sont ainsi évoqués la formation des enfants, divers métiers d'artisans ou de boutiquiers, les loisirs... : ces scènes sont autant de « saisies sur le vif » de ce quotidien qui nous échappe trop souvent et auquel les sources littéraires prêtent en général peu attention. Ces représentations, la nature des thématiques et des modalités d'exécution sont très liées au contexte de réalisation : le choix des ateliers, leurs pratiques en fonction des ressources locales permettent de mettre en évidence des différences perceptibles d'une région à l'autre au sein du vaste Empire romain. Une place particulière a été faite aux découvertes récentes et à l'exposition Pax Romana - Scènes du quotidien en Gaule romaine, au musée archéologique de Dijon, qui accompagnait la réunion scientifique. Abondamment illustré, ce volume offre un large panorama de la vie quotidienne des sujets de l'Empire, depuis la conquête de leur territoire jusqu'à la christianisation de l'espace romain.
Die XI. Legion war im 1. Jh. nach Chr. neben der VII. die bedeutendste römische Militäreinheit der Provinz Dalmatien. Beide Legionen waren die am längsten in Dalmatien stationierten Legionen. Sie ...dürften beide zur Zeit des bellum Batonianum 6. bis 9. nach Chr. nach Illyricum, in das spätere Dalmatien, versetzt worden sein. Die Grabstelen der XI. Legion aus Burnum zeigen eindeutig das bei den Soldaten der legio XI C(laudiae) p(iae) f(idelis) Waffendarstellungen und Darstellungen von rein militärischen Gegenständen nicht im Vordergrund stehen. Im Vordergrund stehen Darstellungen von Werkzeugen. Die Legion hat ihre ursprüngliche Rolle einer kämpfenden Militäreinheit mit einer neuen ersetzt. Nämlich mit der Rolle einer Bautruppe, die außerdem auch mit der Selbstversorgung auf dem Gebiet der prata legionis beschäftigt war. Insofern reflektieren die Darstellungen von Steinmetz-und/oder Zimmermannwerkzeugen sowie landwirtschaftlichen Werkzeugen den Alltag der Soldaten und können als Darstellungen des alltäglichen Lebens gedeutet werden.
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