Perkins, Philip
(2009). DNA and Etruscan Identity.
In: Perkins, Philip and Swaddling, Judith eds.
Etruscan by Definition: Papers in Honour of Sybille Haynes.
The British Museum Research Publications (173).
London, UK: The British Museum Press, pp. 95–111.
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Abstract
This chapter investigates claims that recent DNA studies have established that the Etruscans were migrants to Italy as suggetd by Herodotus. The history of DNA sudies related to the Etuscans is reviewed and the recent claims are rejected although it has been established that DNA likely originating in South West Asia is found in Tuscan individuals. The possibilities of associating DNA with cultural identity are also explored.
| Item Type: |
Book Chapter
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| Copyright Holders: |
2009 The Trustees of the British Museum |
| ISBN: |
0-86159-173-9, 978-0-86159-173-2 |
| Funders: |
The British Museum |
| Keywords: |
Etruscan, Etruria; Italy; Archaeology; DNA; Ethicity; |
| Academic Unit/Department: |
Arts > Classical Studies |
| Item ID: |
18936 |
| Depositing User: |
Phil Perkins
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| Date Deposited: |
20 Nov 2009 14:52 |
| Last Modified: |
24 Oct 2012 22:33 |
| URI: |
http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/18936 |
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