Continuous presence of proto-cereals in Anatolia since 2.3 Ma, and their possible co-evolution with large herbivores and hominins
Abstract Cereals are a central resource for the human diet and are traditionally assumed to have evolved from wild grasses at the onset of the Neolithic under the pressure of agriculture. Here we demonstrate that cereals may have a significantly longer and more diverse lineage, based on the study of...
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oai:doaj.org-article:f82aa81613894cc08c43357b6d0c67e42021-12-02T16:56:10ZContinuous presence of proto-cereals in Anatolia since 2.3 Ma, and their possible co-evolution with large herbivores and hominins10.1038/s41598-021-86423-82045-2322https://doaj.org/article/f82aa81613894cc08c43357b6d0c67e42021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86423-8https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Cereals are a central resource for the human diet and are traditionally assumed to have evolved from wild grasses at the onset of the Neolithic under the pressure of agriculture. Here we demonstrate that cereals may have a significantly longer and more diverse lineage, based on the study of a 0–2.3 Ma, 601 m long sedimentary core from Lake Acıgöl (South-West Anatolia). Pollen characteristic of cereals is abundant throughout the sedimentary sequence. The presence of large lakes within this arid bioclimatic zone led to the concentration of large herbivore herds, as indicated by the continuous occurrence of coprophilous fungi spores in the record. Our hypothesis is that the effects of overgrazing on soils and herbaceous stratum, during this long period, led to genetic modifications of the Poaceae taxa and to the appearance of proto-cereals. The simultaneous presence of hominins is attested as early as about 1.4 Ma in the lake vicinity, and 1.8 Ma in Georgia and Levant. These ancient hominins probably benefited from the availability of these proto-cereals, rich in nutrients, as well as various other edible plants, opening the way, in this region of the Middle East, to a process of domestication, which reached its full development during the Neolithic.Valérie Andrieu-PonelPierre RochetteFrançois DemoryHülya AlçiçekNicolas BoulbesDidier BourlèsCahit HelvacıAnne-Elisabeth LebatardSerdar MaydaHenri MichaudAnne-Marie MoigneSébastien NomadeMireille PerrinPhilippe PonelClaire RambeauAmélie VialetBelinda GambinMehmet Cihat AlçiçekNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021) |
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Abstract Cereals are a central resource for the human diet and are traditionally assumed to have evolved from wild grasses at the onset of the Neolithic under the pressure of agriculture. Here we demonstrate that cereals may have a significantly longer and more diverse lineage, based on the study of a 0–2.3 Ma, 601 m long sedimentary core from Lake Acıgöl (South-West Anatolia). Pollen characteristic of cereals is abundant throughout the sedimentary sequence. The presence of large lakes within this arid bioclimatic zone led to the concentration of large herbivore herds, as indicated by the continuous occurrence of coprophilous fungi spores in the record. Our hypothesis is that the effects of overgrazing on soils and herbaceous stratum, during this long period, led to genetic modifications of the Poaceae taxa and to the appearance of proto-cereals. The simultaneous presence of hominins is attested as early as about 1.4 Ma in the lake vicinity, and 1.8 Ma in Georgia and Levant. These ancient hominins probably benefited from the availability of these proto-cereals, rich in nutrients, as well as various other edible plants, opening the way, in this region of the Middle East, to a process of domestication, which reached its full development during the Neolithic. |
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Valérie Andrieu-Ponel Pierre Rochette François Demory Hülya Alçiçek Nicolas Boulbes Didier Bourlès Cahit Helvacı Anne-Elisabeth Lebatard Serdar Mayda Henri Michaud Anne-Marie Moigne Sébastien Nomade Mireille Perrin Philippe Ponel Claire Rambeau Amélie Vialet Belinda Gambin Mehmet Cihat Alçiçek |
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Valérie Andrieu-Ponel Pierre Rochette François Demory Hülya Alçiçek Nicolas Boulbes Didier Bourlès Cahit Helvacı Anne-Elisabeth Lebatard Serdar Mayda Henri Michaud Anne-Marie Moigne Sébastien Nomade Mireille Perrin Philippe Ponel Claire Rambeau Amélie Vialet Belinda Gambin Mehmet Cihat Alçiçek |
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Continuous presence of proto-cereals in Anatolia since 2.3 Ma, and their possible co-evolution with large herbivores and hominins |
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Continuous presence of proto-cereals in Anatolia since 2.3 Ma, and their possible co-evolution with large herbivores and hominins |
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Continuous presence of proto-cereals in Anatolia since 2.3 Ma, and their possible co-evolution with large herbivores and hominins |
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Continuous presence of proto-cereals in Anatolia since 2.3 Ma, and their possible co-evolution with large herbivores and hominins |
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Continuous presence of proto-cereals in Anatolia since 2.3 Ma, and their possible co-evolution with large herbivores and hominins |
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continuous presence of proto-cereals in anatolia since 2.3 ma, and their possible co-evolution with large herbivores and hominins |
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