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Persistent Forager Ancestry and the Rise of Bell Beaker Peoples in the Lower Rhine–Meuse Region

Persistent Forager Ancestry and the Rise of Bell Beaker Peoples in the Lower Rhine–Meuse Region

Persistent Foragers and Bell Beaker Expansions in Northwestern Europe Persistent Foragers and Bell Beaker Expansions in Northwestern Europe: Genetic Evidence from the Lower Rhine–Meuse Region Introduction: A Watery World Where Hunters Met Farmers The damp, reed-fringed landscapes of the Lower Rhine–Meuse region – encompassing the river deltas, peat bogs,
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Ancient Oral Microbiome Database: A 102,000‑Year Relational Record of Dental Calculus DNA

Ancient Oral Microbiome Database: A 102,000‑Year Relational Record of Dental Calculus DNA

Ancient Mouths, Lost Worlds: Oral Microbiomes Across 102,000 Years Ancient Mouths, Lost Worlds: Oral Microbiomes Across 102,000 Years The study presents SMILE (Systematic Microbiome Intelligence for Lost Ecosystems), a comprehensive database examining oral microbiomes across approximately 102,000 years of human and Neanderthal history. This groundbreaking research utilizes
By Sven • 5 min read
Ancient Zoonotic Pathogens in Animal Bones: Integrating Zooarchaeology, Palaeopathology and DNA Across 6,000 Years

Ancient Zoonotic Pathogens in Animal Bones: Integrating Zooarchaeology, Palaeopathology and DNA Across 6,000 Years

Ancient Animal Pathogens: Hunting Disease in Archaeological Bones Ancient Animal Pathogens: Hunting Disease in Archaeological Bones Introduction: From Barnyard to Laboratory This comprehensive study examines animal bone collections from 34 archaeological sites across Eurasia, spanning roughly 6,000 years of human-animal cohabitation. The research addresses a fundamental question in archaeological
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