| URL: | https://amtdb.org |
| Full name: | Ancient mtDNA database |
| Description: | This is the place where you can find an updated list of the published mitochondrial sequences coming from the ancient DNA samples (aDNA). The main interest of our database lies in the anatomically modern Homo sapiens samples, ranging from the late Paleolithic to roughly Iron Age times, focusing on an Euroasian geographical area. |
| Year founded: | 2019 |
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| Country/Region: | Czech Republic |
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| University/Institution: | Institute of Molecular Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic |
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| City: | Prague |
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| Country/Region: | Czech Republic |
| Contact name (PI/Team): | Edvard Ehler |
| Contact email (PI/Helpdesk): | edvard.ehler@img.cas.cz |
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AmtDB: a database of ancient human mitochondrial genomes. [PMID: 30247677]
Ancient mitochondrial DNA is used for tracing human past demographic events due to its population-level variability. The number of published ancient mitochondrial genomes has increased in recent years, alongside with the development of high-throughput sequencing and capture enrichment methods. Here, we present AmtDB, the first database of ancient human mitochondrial genomes. Release version contains 1107 hand-curated ancient samples, freely accessible for download, together with the individual descriptors, including geographic location, radiocarbon dating, and archaeological culture affiliation. The database also features an interactive map for sample location visualization. AmtDB is a key platform for ancient population genetic studies and is available at https://amtdb.org. |