Thomaz Pinotti
A5016542368- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Linguistics and language evolution
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Race, Genetics, and Society
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Linguistics and Cultural Studies
- Language and cultural evolution
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Soviet and Russian History
- Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones
- Historical and Archaeological Studies
- Digestive system and related health
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
2018-2024
University of Copenhagen
2020-2024
Lundbeck Foundation
2021-2024
Natural History Museum Aarhus
2020
Wellcome Sanger Institute
2018
Studies of the peopling Americas have focused on timing and number initial migrations. Less attention has been paid to subsequent spread people within Americas. We sequenced 15 ancient human genomes spanning from Alaska Patagonia; six are ≥10,000 years old (up ~18× coverage). All most closely related Native Americans, including those an Ancient Beringian individual two morphologically distinct "Paleoamericans." found evidence rapid dispersal early diversification that included previously...
The Americas were the last inhabitable continents to be occupied by humans, with a growing multidisciplinary consensus for entry 15-25 thousand years ago (kya) from northeast Asia via former Beringia land bridge [1-4]. Autosomal DNA analyses have dated separation of Native American ancestors Asian gene pool 23 kya or later [5, 6] and mtDNA ∼25 [7], followed isolation ("Beringian Standstill" [8, 9]) 2.4-9 ky then rapid expansion throughout Americas. Here, we present calibrated sequence-based...
In the period between 5,300 and 4,900 calibrated years before present (cal. BP), populations across large parts of Europe underwent a demographic decline
Celtic languages, including Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and Breton, are today restricted to the Northern European Atlantic seaboard. However, between 3 2 thousand years before present (BP) was widely spoken across most of Europe. While often associated with Bell Beaker-related populations, spread this prominent Indo-European linguistic cluster remains debated 1—7 . Previous genomic investigations have focused on its arrival specific regions: Britain 8 , Iberia 9 Southwestern Germany 10...
Indigenous groups often encounter significant challenges when asserting ancestral claims and cultural affiliations based on oral histories, particularly in the USA where such narratives have historically been undervalued. Although ancient DNA offers a tool to complement traditional knowledge address gaps history, longstanding disregard for sovereignty beliefs has understandably led many communities distrust studies1-4. Earlier research focused repatriation claims5-7, whereas more recent work...
During the early 3rd millennium BCE migration from Pontic Steppe, mainly related to Yamnaya culture, has affected European populations both culturally and genetically, however, it long been debated what extent this was male-driven, how replacement process took place which eliminated partially/largely Neolithic male lines over time.This paper aims evaluate influence of Steppe on Bronze Age by calculating female genetic contributions Steppe-related ancestry populations. With approach, we will...
Abstract The archaeological site of Pompeii is one the 54 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Italy, thanks to its uniqueness: town was completely destroyed and buried by a Vesuvius’ eruption 79 AD. In this work, we present multidisciplinary approach with bioarchaeological palaeogenomic analyses two Pompeian human remains from Casa del Fabbro . We have been able characterize genetic profile first Pompeian’ genome, which has strong affinities surrounding central Italian population Roman Imperial...
Summary Today, Germanic languages, including German, English, Frisian, Dutch and the Nordic are widely spoken in northwest Europe. However, key aspects of assumed arrival diversification this linguistic group remain contentious 1–3 . By adding 712 new ancient human genomes we find an archaeologically elusive population entering Sweden from Baltic region by around 4000 BP. This became widespread throughout Scandinavia 3500 BP, matching contemporaneous distribution Palaeo-Germanic, Bronze Age...
Summary The Indo-European languages are among the most widely spoken in world, yet their early diversification remains contentious 1–5 . It is accepted that spread of this language family across Europe from 5th millennium BP correlates with expansion and steppe-related genetic ancestry onset Bronze Age 6,7 However, multiple steppe-derived populations co-existed during period, it unclear how these diverged which provided demographic channels for ancestral forms Italic, Celtic, Greek, Armenian...
Modern and ancient genomics have recently ignited new debates in the field of peopling Americas, sometimes bringing up some odd scenarios. One those is Solutrean hypothesis. We argue that not only archaeological evidence supporting it rather tentative, but also possible to reconcile what known about genetics past present Native Americans with occurrence a transatlantic dispersal during late Pleistocene.
The mummy of a seven-year-old child that was discovered in 1985 Cerro Aconcagua (Mendoza, Argentina) likely part an Inka sacrificial religious practice known as capacocha. Previous uniparental DNA marker studies conducted by some scholars have suggested the mummified may be related to southern Andean population Peru. However, autosome genome-wide analysis performed others has indicated more closely along northern Peruvian coast than Andes. In this study, we aimed determine possible...