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Mitochondrial DNA from 3000-year old chickens at the Teouma site,Vanuatu |
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| Authors: | Alice A. Storey Matthew Spriggs Stuart Bedford Stuart C. Hawkins Judith H. Robins Leon Huynen Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith |
| Affiliation: | 1. Alice Storey Department of Anthropology and Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, University of Auckland Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand;2. School of Archaeology and Anthropology, College of Arts and Social Sciences. The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT0200, Australia;3. Archaeology and Natural History, College of Asia and the Pacific. The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT0200, Australia;4. Anthropology Department, University of Auckland and Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand;5. Institute of Molecular BioSciences and Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, Massey University, Albany, Auckland 0632, New Zealand;6. Department of Anthropology and Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, University of Auckland Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand |
| Abstract: | Chickens were part of the Lapita cultural complex, transported into and through the Pacific by prehistoric colonists; as such they can be used as a proxy for tracking prehistoric migration and interaction. The Lapita site of Teouma in Vanuatu is well known for the recovery of complete dentate stamped pots and a cemetery containing the largest collection of Lapita period skeletons ever found. Chicken bones recovered from these excavations provide the first ancient DNA sequences from any commensal organism directly associated with a Lapita context. The ancient mtDNA sequences obtained from two Teouma chicken bones are compared with previously published archaeologically derived ancient DNA sequences to extend our understanding of the spread of chickens in Pacific prehistory. The results also show that the haplogroup E signature was present in very early populations of chickens transported into Remote Oceania. This study also adds to the suite of available data relating to isotopic signatures for commensal animals during the early settlement of Vanuatu and may reveal a different diet for Teouma chickens than those from other early prehistoric assemblages in the Pacific. |
| Keywords: | Mitochondrial DNA Ancient DNA Chicken Pacific Lapita Vanuatu Archaeology |
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