Morphological characterisation and molecular sex determination of human remains from the 15th-17th centuries in Latvia

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dc.contributor.authorŠčesnaite-Jerdiakova, Asta
dc.contributor.authorPliss, Liana
dc.contributor.authorGerhards, Guntis
dc.contributor.authorGordina, Elina Petersone
dc.contributor.authorGustiņa, Agnija
dc.contributor.authorPole, Ilva
dc.contributor.authorZole, Egija
dc.contributor.authorKimsis, Janis
dc.contributor.authorJansone, Inta
dc.contributor.authorRanka, Renate
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-08T12:55:01Z
dc.date.available2022-02-08T12:55:01Z
dc.date.issued2015-04-01
dc.description.abstractSex determination is one of the most important and initial steps in human profile identification from archaeological material. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the application of molecular approaches alongside morphological methods for sex determination in archaeological human skeletal remains. Human skeletal remains were excavated from three cemeteries: St Gertrude Old Church, Dom Square and St Peter's Church, of 15th-17th century burials in Riga, Latvia. Morphological and molecular genetic methods, including amplification of genes AMELX/Y and SRY were used to analyse seven skeletal remains. The conducted analyses of morphological features identified sex in all seven cases (two females and five males). By molecular analyses of mediaeval DNA it was possible to determine sex in five of seven (71%) samples. In all positive cases full agreement between morphological estimation and molecular genetic methods was observed. To conclude, DNA analysis can be considered for sex identification in cases with no signs of sexual dimorphism (juvenile skeletons) or partially preserved skeletons.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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dc.format.extent506919
dc.identifier.citationŠčesnaite-Jerdiakova, A, Pliss, L, Gerhards, G, Gordina, E P, Gustiņa, A, Pole, I, Zole, E, Kimsis, J, Jansone, I & Ranka, R 2015, 'Morphological characterisation and molecular sex determination of human remains from the 15 th -17 th centuries in Latvia', Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences, vol. 69, no. 1/2, pp. 8-13. https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2014-0013
dc.identifier.doi10.2478/prolas-2014-0013
dc.identifier.issn1407-009X
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.rsu.lv/jspui/handle/123456789/7570
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84947927383&partnerID=8YFLogxK
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectAmelogenin
dc.subjectAncient DNA
dc.subjectAnthropological characteristics
dc.subjectArchaeological material
dc.subjectSRY
dc.subject1.6 Biological sciences
dc.subject6.1 History and Archaeology
dc.subject1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
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dc.titleMorphological characterisation and molecular sex determination of human remains from the 15th-17th centuries in Latviaen
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