Ancient DNA indicates 3,000 years of genetic continuity in the Northern Iranian Plateau, from the Copper Age to the Sassanid Empire

Ancient DNA indicates 3,000 years of genetic continuity in the Northern Iranian Plateau, from the Copper Age to the Sassanid Empire

Abstract In this study, we present new ancient DNA data from prehistoric and historic populations of the Iranian Plateau. By analysing 50 samples from nine archaeological sites across Iran, we report 23 newly sequenced mitogenomes and 13 nuclear genomes, spanning 4700 BCE to 1300 CE. We integrate an...

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Main Authors: Motahareh Ala Amjadi, Yusuf Can Özdemir, Maryam Ramezani, Kristóf Jakab, Melinda Megyes, Arezoo Bibak, Zeinab Salehi, Zahra Hayatmehar, Mohammad Hossein Taheri, Hossein Moradi, Peyman Zargari, Ata Hasanpour, Vali Jahani, Abdol Motalleb Sharifi, Balázs Egyed, Balázs Gusztáv Mende, Mahmood Tavallaie, Anna Szécsényi-Nagy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Persian Plateau
Iran
Ancient DNA
Genetic ancestry
Achaemenid
Parthian
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-99743-w
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