Editing Archaeogenetics (section)

=== Arthur Mourant (1904–1994) ===
[[Arthur Mourant]] was a British [[hematologist]] and [[chemist]]. He received many awards, most notably [[Fellowship of the Royal Society]]. His work included organizing the existing data on [[blood group]] gene frequencies, and largely contributing to the [[genetic map]] of the world through his investigation of blood groups in many populations. Mourant discovered the new blood group [[antigens]] of the [[Lewis antigen system|Lewis]], [[MNS antigen system|Henshaw]], [[Kell antigen system|Kell]], and [[Rhesus antigen|Rhesus]] systems, and analyzed the association of blood groups and various other diseases. He also focused on the biological significance of [[Genetic polymorphism|polymorphisms]]. His work provided the foundation for archaeogenetics because it facilitated the separation of genetic evidence for biological relationships between people. This genetic evidence was previously used for that purpose. It also provided material that could be used to appraise the theories of [[population genetics]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Roberts|first=Derek F.|date=1997|title=Obituary: Arthur Mourant (1904–1994)|jstor=41435817|journal=Human Biology|volume=69|issue=2|pages=277–89|pmid=9057351}}</ref>