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Lactase persistence and the cultural history of Europe
Start date:2008-09-01
End date:2012-08-31
Project Acronym:LECHE
Project status:Completed
Coordinator
| Organization name:UPPSALA UNIVERSITET | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Carolina |
St Olofsgatan 751 05 UPPSALA SVERIGE Region:SVERIGE ÖSTRA MELLANSVERIGE Uppsala län |
| Tel:+46-18-4712655 | |
| Fax:+46-18-4716310 | |
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| URL:http://www.uu.se | Organization Type: |
Description
Objective:
The ideal training for future researchers in Europe, draws together leading groups in the world, state-of-the-art methods and a clearly focused, important and emotive questions with widespread repercussions, and integrates them using sophisticated tools and training devices; welcome to LeCHE. This large (14 researcher, 24 participant) training network explores the origin and impact of dairying Europe. The ITN will draw on the latest genetic studies of modern humans and domestic animals to identify markers of specific traits, but will also travel back in time and search for these in ancient remains.
The Lactase Persistence trait is under extreme selection in humans; ancient DNA analyses suggesting that it was absent in the first Neolithic farmers. Modern phylogeographic patterning indicates a high degree of co-evolution of humans and domesticates. We will test these hypotheses by using sophisticated chemical and isotopic geochemical analyses of artefacts and bones, combined with traditional archaeology to obtain direct evidence of milk consumption and explore husbandry practices. All these data will be integrated into a large database.
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Project Details
Start date:2008-09-01
End date:2012-08-31
Duration:48 months
Project Reference:215362
Project cost:3316271 EURO
Project Funding:3316271 EURO
Programme Acronym:
FP7-PEOPLE
Programme type:Seventh Framework Programme
Subprogramme Area:Marie Curie Action: "Networks for Initial Training"
Contract type:Networks for Initial Training (ITN)
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Subject index:Social Aspects, Employment issues , Education, Training
Other Indexes:Archaeology,Nutritional sciences,Food products,Temperate agriculture,Genetic selection
Other participants
| Organization name:University of York | |
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Name:Matthew |
Heslington - YO1 5DD York UNITED KINGDOM Region:YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE WEST YORKSHIRE |
| Tel:+44-1904-328806 | |
| Fax:+44-1904-328505 | |
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| Organization name:THE PROVOST FELLOWS & SCHOLARS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN | |
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Name:Deirdre |
College Green - DUBLIN ÉIRE/IRELAND Region:ÉIRE/IRELAND Dublin |
| Tel:+353-18961942 | |
| Fax:+353-17071633 | |
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| URL:http://www.tcd.ie | Organization Type:Education |
| Organization name:UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON | |
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Name:Kent |
Gower Street LONDON UNITED KINGDOM Region:SOUTH EAST (UK) GREATER LONDON |
| Tel:+44-2076796296 | |
| Fax:+44-2076796502 | |
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| URL:http://www.ucl.ac.uk | Organization Type:Education,Other |
| Organization name:KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET | |
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Name:Ivan |
Noerregade KOBENHAVN DANMARK Region: |
| Tel:+45-35322626 | |
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| URL:http://www.ku.dk | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS) | |
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Name:Brice |
Rue Michel -Ange PARIS FRANCE Region:ÎLE DE FRANCE Ile de France Paris |
| Tel:+33-156707602 | |
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| Organization name:UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL | |
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Name:Hobbs |
SENATE HOUSE, TYNDALL AVENUE BRISTOL UNITED KINGDOM Region:SOUTH WEST (UK) AVON, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, WILTSHIRE Avon |
| Tel:+44-117-9288317 | |
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| URL:http://www.bristol.ac.uk | Organization Type:Education |
| Organization name:STOCKHOLMS UNIVERSITET | |
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Name:Kerstin |
Universitetsvaegen STOCKHOLM SVERIGE Region:SVERIGE STOCKHOLM |
| Tel:+46-8162948 | |
| Fax:+46-86747366 | |
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| URL:http://www.su.se | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:VERENIGING VOOR CHRISTELIJK HOGER ONDERWIJS WETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK EN PATIENTENZORG | |
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Name:Johan |
De Boelelaan 1081 HV AMSTERDAM NEDERLAND Region:WEST-NEDERLAND NOORD-HOLLAND Groot-Amsterdam |
| Tel:+31-0205987364 | |
| Fax:+31-0205989553 | |
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| URL:http://www.vu.nl | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:REISS-ENGELHORN-MUSEEN | |
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Name:Wilfried |
ZEUGHAUS MANNHEIM DEUTSCHLAND Region:BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG KARLSRUHE Mannheim, Stadtkreis |
| Tel:+49-6212933172 | |
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| Organization name:ROEMISCH-GERMANISCHE KOMMISSION DES DEUTSCHEN ARCHAEOLOGISCHEN INSTITUTS | |
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Name:Karina |
PALMENGASTENSTRASSE FRANKFURT AM MAIN DEUTSCHLAND Region:HESSEN DARMSTADT Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt |
| Tel:+49-069-97581853 | |
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| Organization name:JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITAET MAINZ | |
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Name:Joachim |
Saarstrasse 21 Postfach 55099 MAINZ DEUTSCHLAND Region:RHEINLAND-PFALZ RHEINHESSEN-PFALZ Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt |
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| URL:http://www.uni-mainz.de | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD | |
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Name:Jane |
University Offices, Wellington Square OXFORD UNITED KINGDOM Region:SOUTH EAST (UK) BERKSHIRE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE Oxfordshire |
| Tel:+44-1865285227 | |
| Fax:+44-1865285220 | |
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| URL:http://www.ox.ac.uk | Organization Type: |
Record control number:88283
