Moors and Saracens in Europe: estimating the medieval North African male legacy in southern Europe
- Autori: Capelli, C; Onofri, V; Brisighelli, F; Boschi, I; Scarnicci, F; Masullo, M; Ferri, G; Tofanelli, S; Tagliabracci, A; Gusmao, L; Amorim, A; Gatto, F; Kirin, M; Merlitti, D; Brion, M; Verea, AB; Romano, V; Cali, F; Pascali, V
- Anno di pubblicazione: 2009
- Tipologia: Articolo in rivista (Articolo in rivista)
- Parole Chiave: Y chromosome, north africa medieval legacy
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/35193
Abstract
To investigate the male genetic legacy of the Arab rule in southern Europe during medieval times; we focused on specific Northwest African haplogroups and identified evolutionary close STR-defined haplotypes in Iberia; Sicily and the Italian peninsula; Our results point to a higher recent Northwest African contribution in Iberia and Sicily in agreement with historical data; southern Italian regions known to have experienced long-term Arab presence also show an enrichment of Northwest African types; The forensic and genomic implications of these findings are discussed