Ancient DNA Reveals 1,400 Years of Population Continuity and East Asian-Linked Shifts in the Altai Region Jamie L April 16, 2026 â 8 min read Share this post Papers Reconstructing Complex Hominin Gene Flow from Single Genomes Using a New TwoâLocus Statistic Ancient Human Population Dynamics in Eurasia Ancient Encounters Between Early Humans and Neanderthals This comprehensive analysis reconstructs a surprisingly busy history of contact between early anatomically modern humans and Neanderthals, not as a single romantic encounter, but as a series of episodes spread over hundreds of thousands of years. By By Sara V ⢠5 min read Papers Ancient Ryukyu Jomon Genomes and Their Lasting Genetic Impact on Japanese Populations The Great Island Divide: Jomon of Hondo and Jomon of the Ryukyus The people of the Japanese mainland and those of the Ryukyu islands began to drift apart genetically around 6,900 years ago. This is not a vague supposition but a timed parting of ways, reconstructed from whole genomes By Sven ⢠11 min read Papers Ancient DNA Shows Recent Natural Selection Intensified Human Immune Responses and Altered Disease Risks Immune Adaptation and Infectious Disease in the Last 10,000 Years Immune Adaptation and Infectious Disease in the Last 10,000 Years This comprehensive study explores one of the most dramatic stories of recent human history: how people living in West Eurasia, from the first farmers to medieval townsfolk, reshaped By Caterina ⢠6 min read Papers Reconstructing Complex Hominin Gene Flow from Single Genomes Using a New TwoâLocus Statistic Ancient Human Population Dynamics in Eurasia Ancient Encounters Between Early Humans and Neanderthals This comprehensive analysis reconstructs a surprisingly busy history of contact between early anatomically modern humans and Neanderthals, not as a single romantic encounter, but as a series of episodes spread over hundreds of thousands of years. By By Sara V ⢠5 min read Papers Ancient Ryukyu Jomon Genomes and Their Lasting Genetic Impact on Japanese Populations The Great Island Divide: Jomon of Hondo and Jomon of the Ryukyus The people of the Japanese mainland and those of the Ryukyu islands began to drift apart genetically around 6,900 years ago. This is not a vague supposition but a timed parting of ways, reconstructed from whole genomes By Sven ⢠11 min read Papers Ancient DNA Shows Recent Natural Selection Intensified Human Immune Responses and Altered Disease Risks Immune Adaptation and Infectious Disease in the Last 10,000 Years Immune Adaptation and Infectious Disease in the Last 10,000 Years This comprehensive study explores one of the most dramatic stories of recent human history: how people living in West Eurasia, from the first farmers to medieval townsfolk, reshaped By Caterina ⢠6 min read Papers Genomes of Medieval Hungaryâs Elite Reveal Conquest-Period Roots and Lasting Steppe Ancestry Conquest-Period Elite Burials at SzĂŠkesfehĂŠrvĂĄr and Their Links to the ĂrpĂĄd Dynasty The article takes readers beneath the floor of Hungary's most important medieval church â the Royal Basilica of SzĂŠkesfehĂŠrvĂĄr â and shows that, long before it became the crowning place of kings, its ground was already a cemetery By Sven ⢠7 min read Papers Genetic Origins and Dynastic Connections of the Medieval Polish Piast Rulers Piast Origins Written in Bone: A Non-Local Line of Kings Piast Origins Written in Bone: A Non-Local Line of Kings This comprehensive study takes readers beneath cathedral floors and into royal crypts to examine a fundamental question about the founders of the early Polish kingdom. By analyzing the male Y-chromosome By Sara V ⢠7 min read Papers Norman Conquest DNA: Viking, Saxon and French Ancestry in a Rural Surrey Community The Norman Conquest Through Ancient DNA: Priory Orchard Cemetery The Norman Conquest Through Ancient DNA: A Medieval Community Revealed Introduction: From Battlefield to Burial Ground The Norman Conquest of 1066 stands as one of the most pivotal moments in English history, yet its impact on ordinary people remains largely hidden By Jamie L ⢠7 min read
Papers Reconstructing Complex Hominin Gene Flow from Single Genomes Using a New TwoâLocus Statistic Ancient Human Population Dynamics in Eurasia Ancient Encounters Between Early Humans and Neanderthals This comprehensive analysis reconstructs a surprisingly busy history of contact between early anatomically modern humans and Neanderthals, not as a single romantic encounter, but as a series of episodes spread over hundreds of thousands of years. By By Sara V ⢠5 min read
Papers Ancient Ryukyu Jomon Genomes and Their Lasting Genetic Impact on Japanese Populations The Great Island Divide: Jomon of Hondo and Jomon of the Ryukyus The people of the Japanese mainland and those of the Ryukyu islands began to drift apart genetically around 6,900 years ago. This is not a vague supposition but a timed parting of ways, reconstructed from whole genomes By Sven ⢠11 min read
Papers Ancient DNA Shows Recent Natural Selection Intensified Human Immune Responses and Altered Disease Risks Immune Adaptation and Infectious Disease in the Last 10,000 Years Immune Adaptation and Infectious Disease in the Last 10,000 Years This comprehensive study explores one of the most dramatic stories of recent human history: how people living in West Eurasia, from the first farmers to medieval townsfolk, reshaped By Caterina ⢠6 min read
Papers Reconstructing Complex Hominin Gene Flow from Single Genomes Using a New TwoâLocus Statistic Ancient Human Population Dynamics in Eurasia Ancient Encounters Between Early Humans and Neanderthals This comprehensive analysis reconstructs a surprisingly busy history of contact between early anatomically modern humans and Neanderthals, not as a single romantic encounter, but as a series of episodes spread over hundreds of thousands of years. By By Sara V ⢠5 min read
Papers Ancient Ryukyu Jomon Genomes and Their Lasting Genetic Impact on Japanese Populations The Great Island Divide: Jomon of Hondo and Jomon of the Ryukyus The people of the Japanese mainland and those of the Ryukyu islands began to drift apart genetically around 6,900 years ago. This is not a vague supposition but a timed parting of ways, reconstructed from whole genomes By Sven ⢠11 min read
Papers Ancient DNA Shows Recent Natural Selection Intensified Human Immune Responses and Altered Disease Risks Immune Adaptation and Infectious Disease in the Last 10,000 Years Immune Adaptation and Infectious Disease in the Last 10,000 Years This comprehensive study explores one of the most dramatic stories of recent human history: how people living in West Eurasia, from the first farmers to medieval townsfolk, reshaped By Caterina ⢠6 min read
Papers Genomes of Medieval Hungaryâs Elite Reveal Conquest-Period Roots and Lasting Steppe Ancestry Conquest-Period Elite Burials at SzĂŠkesfehĂŠrvĂĄr and Their Links to the ĂrpĂĄd Dynasty The article takes readers beneath the floor of Hungary's most important medieval church â the Royal Basilica of SzĂŠkesfehĂŠrvĂĄr â and shows that, long before it became the crowning place of kings, its ground was already a cemetery By Sven ⢠7 min read
Papers Genetic Origins and Dynastic Connections of the Medieval Polish Piast Rulers Piast Origins Written in Bone: A Non-Local Line of Kings Piast Origins Written in Bone: A Non-Local Line of Kings This comprehensive study takes readers beneath cathedral floors and into royal crypts to examine a fundamental question about the founders of the early Polish kingdom. By analyzing the male Y-chromosome By Sara V ⢠7 min read
Papers Norman Conquest DNA: Viking, Saxon and French Ancestry in a Rural Surrey Community The Norman Conquest Through Ancient DNA: Priory Orchard Cemetery The Norman Conquest Through Ancient DNA: A Medieval Community Revealed Introduction: From Battlefield to Burial Ground The Norman Conquest of 1066 stands as one of the most pivotal moments in English history, yet its impact on ordinary people remains largely hidden By Jamie L ⢠7 min read
