Lichtenstein Cave

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The Lichtenstein Cave is an archaeological site near Dorste, Lower Saxony, Germany. Finds include items from the Urnfield Culture as well as skeletal remains of 21 females and 19 males from the Bronze Age, about 3000 years old.

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[edit] DNA Tests

Both mitochondrial DNA and Y-chromosome DNA tests were conducted on the skeletons and published by the University of Göttingen. Mitochondrial haplogroups found included 17 from H, 5 from T2, 9 from U5b and 5 from J*. Y-STR results are given in the table below:

Y-STR Haplotypes of the 19 male individuals[1]

HT 393 390 19 391 385a 385b 439 389i 392 389ii 437 438 Σ
Y1 13 25 16 11 13 17 11 12 11 28 15 10 6
Y2 13 25 15 11 13 17 11 12 11 27 15 10 3
Y3 13 23 14 11 11 14 12 13 13 29 15 12 1
Y4 - - (17) (11) - - (11) 12 - - - 10 1
Y5 13 25 15 11 11 (13) 11 13 11 30 14 11 2
Y6 13 24 16 11 13 17 11 12 11 28 15 10 3
nd - - - - - - - - - - - - 3

() = allele unsure or assignment of an individual, nd = not determined

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Felix Schilz: Molekulargenetische Verwandtschaftsanalysen am prähistorischen Skelettkollektiv der Lichtensteinhöhle. Dissertation. Göttingen. 2006 (pdf, 9 MB)

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  • Felix Schilz: Molekulargenetische Verwandtschaftsanalysen am prähistorischen Skelettkollektiv der Lichtensteinhöhle, Dissertation, Göttingen 2006.

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