Papers Neandertal Genomes from Denisova Cave Reveal Deep Population Structure and Denisovan Admixture Altai Neandertals of Denisova Cave: A High-Coverage Genome from 110,000 Years Ago Altai Neandertals of Denisova Cave: A High-Coverage Genome from 110,000 Years Ago This comprehensive study takes readers deep into Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia, where archaeologists and geneticists have pieced together the By Sara V • 7 min read
Papers Reconstructing Complex Hominin Gene Flow from Single Genomes Using a New Two‑Locus 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 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 Ancient Dogs of Eurasia: from Palaeolithic Caves to Mesolithic Rivers Ancient Dogs of Eurasia: From Palaeolithic Caves to Mesolithic Rivers Palaeolithic Dogs and Their Break from Wolves The research plunges us into a world 16,000 years ago, when western Eurasia was home not just to mammoths and reindeer hunters, but to dogs that were already genetically distinct from wolves. By Sara V • 7 min read
Papers Modern Human Expansion 300,000 Years Ago as a Driver of Neandertal Origins By Sara V • 6 min read
Papers The “Beachy Head Woman”: Ancient DNA Shows a Local Romano-Briton Beachy Head Woman: A Romano-British Life Revealed Beachy Head Woman: A Romano-British Life Revealed Through Modern Science Introduction: From Basement Box to Scientific Discovery In 2012, a forgotten skeleton emerged from a dusty box in Eastbourne Town Hall, bearing only a simple label: "Beachy Head (1959)". This discovery By Sara V • 6 min read
Papers Tracing 15 Millennia of Maternal Heritage: Mitochondrial DNA Reveals Sicily’s Genetic Continuity from the Paleolithic to the Present Mitogenome Evolution in Sicily: 15,000 Years of Genetic History Mitogenome Evolution in Sicily: 15,000 Years of Genetic History The comprehensive study by Tommasi et al. offers an extraordinary journey into the heart of Sicily's genetic past, exploring a magnificent mosaic of cultures that converged on this By Sara V • 2 min read
Papers Unearthing Dalmatias Past: The Roman Hvar-Radošević Burial Site Late Antiquity in Dalmatia: Insights from the Hvar – Radošević Burial Site Insights from the Hvar – Radošević Burial Site The Archaeological Marvel of Hvar – Radošević Nestled on the picturesque island of Hvar in Croatia, the Late Antique burial site known as Hvar – Radošević unveils the lives of individuals from the 3rd By Sara V • 6 min read
