Ifri n'Amr Ou Moussa is an archaeological site discovered in 2005, located in the rural commune of Aït Siberne, Khémisset Province, in Western Morocco. This site has revealed burials associated with both Moroccan Early Neolithic and Bell Beaker culture.
Fregel et al. 2018 examined the remains of 7 seven individuals buried at Ifri N'Amr Ou Moussa c. 5325-4786 BCE.[1] The 2 samples of Y-DNA extracted belonged to the paternal haplogroup E-L19*, while the 5 samples of mtDNA extracted belonged to the maternal haplogroups M1b1*, U6a1b (two samples), U6a7b2 and U6a3.[2] The paternal haplogroup E-L19* is very common in North Africa. The maternal haplogroups are associated with migrations from Eurasia into North Africa during the Upper Paleolithic. They were found to be closely related to Stone Age people buried at Taforalt, Morocco c. 15000 BCE. Both the Taforalt and Ifri N'Amr ou Moussa people were found to be related to people of the Natufian culture (c. 9000 BCE) and Pre-Pottery Neolithic (c. 6500 BC) of the Levant, with whom they appeared to share a common origine. Genetic continuity with the Taforalt suggested that the ancestors of the Ifri n'Amr ou Moussa people had adopted a Neolithic lifestyle without substantial migration, but a paper from 2023 dealing with ancient genomes in Morocco, found that a change from foraging to food production occurred 7,400 years ago, and farming practices were introduced by Neolithic European groups, being adopted by locals.[3] Among modern populations, the examined individuals were determined to be most closely related to the Mozabite people. Individuals examined at the Late Neolithic site of Kelif el Boroud, Morocco (~c. 4000 BCE), carried about 50% Early European Farmer (EEF) ancestry, suggesting substantial migration of Cardial Ware people from Iberia into North Africa during the Neolithic. People buried at Ifri n'Amr ou Moussa and Kelif el Boroud carried a much lower amount of sub-Saharan African admixture than modern North Africans, suggesting that trans-Saharan migrations occurred after Neolithic times. They carried lower sub-Saharan African admixture than Stone Age people of Taforalt as well. The Ifri n'Amr ou Moussa people were determined to have had dark skin and dark eye color. The Guanches of the Canary Islands were modeled as a mixture of ancestry from Ifri N'Amr ou Moussa and Kelif el Boroud.[4]
ifri, moussa, ifri, moussa, archaeological, site, discovered, 2005, located, rural, commune, aït, siberne, khémisset, province, western, morocco, this, site, revealed, burials, associated, with, both, moroccan, early, neolithic, bell, beaker, culture, contents. Ifri n Amr Ou Moussa is an archaeological site discovered in 2005 located in the rural commune of Ait Siberne Khemisset Province in Western Morocco This site has revealed burials associated with both Moroccan Early Neolithic and Bell Beaker culture Contents 1 Genetics 2 See also 3 References 4 SourcesGenetics editSee also Natufian culture Genetics Taforalt Ancient DNA Kelif el Boroud Genetics and Guanches Population genetics Fregel et al 2018 examined the remains of 7 seven individuals buried at Ifri N Amr Ou Moussa c 5325 4786 BCE 1 The 2 samples of Y DNA extracted belonged to the paternal haplogroup E L19 while the 5 samples of mtDNA extracted belonged to the maternal haplogroups M1b1 U6a1b two samples U6a7b2 and U6a3 2 The paternal haplogroup E L19 is very common in North Africa The maternal haplogroups are associated with migrations from Eurasia into North Africa during the Upper Paleolithic They were found to be closely related to Stone Age people buried at Taforalt Morocco c 15000 BCE Both the Taforalt and Ifri N Amr ou Moussa people were found to be related to people of the Natufian culture c 9000 BCE and Pre Pottery Neolithic c 6500 BC of the Levant with whom they appeared to share a common origine Genetic continuity with the Taforalt suggested that the ancestors of the Ifri n Amr ou Moussa people had adopted a Neolithic lifestyle without substantial migration but a paper from 2023 dealing with ancient genomes in Morocco found that a change from foraging to food production occurred 7 400 years ago and farming practices were introduced by Neolithic European groups being adopted by locals 3 Among modern populations the examined individuals were determined to be most closely related to the Mozabite people Individuals examined at the Late Neolithic site of Kelif el Boroud Morocco c 4000 BCE carried about 50 Early European Farmer EEF ancestry suggesting substantial migration of Cardial Ware people from Iberia into North Africa during the Neolithic People buried at Ifri n Amr ou Moussa and Kelif el Boroud carried a much lower amount of sub Saharan African admixture than modern North Africans suggesting that trans Saharan migrations occurred after Neolithic times They carried lower sub Saharan African admixture than Stone Age people of Taforalt as well The Ifri n Amr ou Moussa people were determined to have had dark skin and dark eye color The Guanches of the Canary Islands were modeled as a mixture of ancestry from Ifri N Amr ou Moussa and Kelif el Boroud 4 See also editMechta Afalou Kelif el Boroud TaforaltReferences edit Fregel et al 2018 Supplementary Notes p 9 Table S1 2 Fregel et al 2018 Supplementary Notes p 89 Table S1 Simoes Luciana G Gunther Torsten Martinez Sanchez Rafael M Vera Rodriguez Juan Carlos Iriarte Eneko Rodriguez Varela Ricardo Bokbot Youssef Valdiosera Cristina Jakobsson Mattias 2023 06 07 Northwest African Neolithic initiated by migrants from Iberia and Levant Nature 618 7965 550 556 doi 10 1038 s41586 023 06166 6 ISSN 1476 4687 Fregel et al 2018 p 6774 6779 Sources editFregel Rosa et al June 26 2018 Ancient genomes from North Africa evidence prehistoric migrations to the Maghreb from both the Levant and Europe Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 115 26 National Academy of Sciences 6774 6779 doi 10 1073 pnas 1800851115 PMC 6042094 PMID 29895688 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ifri N 27Amr Ou Moussa amp oldid 1187175337, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
