Papers Persistent Forager Ancestry and the Bell Beaker Expansion in the Lower RhineâMeuse Region Persistent Foragers in a Farming World: The Lower RhineâMeuse Story Persistent Foragers in a Farming World: The Lower RhineâMeuse Story The waterlogged landscapes of the Lower RhineâMeuse region reveal one of prehistoric Europe's most remarkable stories. Here, in the rivers, peat bogs and dunes of By Sven ⢠6 min read
Papers Ancient DNA Reveals Central European Origins and Spread of Celtic Languages Tracing Celtic Voices Through Ancient DNA: From Bronze Age Europe to the Atlantic Edge Tracing Celtic Voices Through Ancient DNA: From Bronze Age Europe to the Atlantic Edge Introduction: Unraveling the Celtic Mystery This comprehensive study explores one of European prehistory's most enduring mysteries: how Celtic languages, now By Sven ⢠7 min read
Papers Ancient DNA Reveals LongâTerm Maternal Continuity and Shifting Paternal Lineages in Croatia Croatia at the Genetic Crossroads of Continents Croatia at the Genetic Crossroads of Continents: A Comprehensive Analysis of Ancient DNA from the Eastern Adriatic This comprehensive study takes readers deep into the stone and soil of coastal Croatia to reveal how a narrow strip of the eastern Adriatic has served By Sven ⢠9 min read
Papers Ancient Oral Microbiome Database: A 102,000âYear 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
Papers Ancient DNA Reveals HLA Genes Linked to Leprosy Risk in Medieval Europe Leprosy in Medieval Europe: Archaeological and Genetic Evidence Leprosy Epidemics and Social Responses in Medieval Europe This comprehensive study plunges readers into a medieval Europe where leprosy was not a rare misfortune but an ever-present fear. From the 10th to the 16th century, communities across Denmark and Germany grappled with By Sven ⢠4 min read
Papers Genetic Evidence for a 1348 Pogrom: Medieval Jewish Community in Tà rrega, Catalonia The Medieval Jewish Community of Tà rrega and the 1348 Black Death Pogrom The medieval Jewish community of Tà rrega emerges from the shadows of history through an extraordinary archaeological discovery that reveals the tragic intersection of plague, prejudice, and persecution in 14th-century Catalonia. The Roquetes necropolis, excavated in 2007, offers an By Sven ⢠5 min read
Papers Ancient DNA Uncovers 4,000 Years of French Grapevine Diversity and Early Clonal Viticulture Grapevines, Graves, and Global Trade: 4000 Years of Wine History in France Grapevines, Graves, and Global Trade: 4000 Years of Wine History in France This comprehensive study follows 49 tiny grape pips â waterlogged seeds, dark and shrivelled but miraculously preserved â to tell a sweeping story of how grapevines were domesticated, By Sven ⢠8 min read
Papers Kinship, Tomb-Building and Community Connections in Neolithic Northern Scotland Neolithic Chambered Tombs and the Stalled Cairn Tradition in Caithness and Orkney The stone-built world of Early Neolithic northern Scotland reveals a remarkable tradition where the dead were laid to rest in long, low cairns that functioned almost like ancestral houses. These stalled cairns of Caithness and Orkney represent chambered By Sven ⢠6 min read
Papers Ancient DNA Uncovers Widespread Directional Selection in West Eurasian Genomes Ancient DNA Time-Series and the Archaeology of Directional Selection Ancient DNA Time-Series and the Archaeology of Directional Selection Introduction: Reading Darwin's Hand in Ancient Cemeteries This groundbreaking study takes Charles Darwin's fundamental concept of natural selection and applies it to one of the largest collections of By Sven ⢠7 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 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 Genomic Ancestry and Migrations in the North Pontic Region, 5600â2500 BCE Ancient DNA and the Formation of Steppe Societies in the North Pontic Region Ancient DNA and the Formation of Steppe Societies in the North Pontic Region Introduction: Unraveling the Prehistoric Tapestry The windswept grasslands north of the Black Sea hold secrets that have captivated archaeologists for generations. Here, in the By Sven ⢠8 min read
Papers Ancient DNA Uncovers Endogamy and Dense Kinship Networks in a Three-Kingdoms Silla Community Endogamous Marriage and Close-Kin Unions in the Silla Imdang-Joyeong Community The archaeological site of Imdang and Joyeong in Gyeongsan, southeastern Korea, presents one of the most comprehensive windows into ancient Silla society during the Three Kingdoms period. This burial complex, containing over 1,600 graves and approximately 25,000 grave By Sven ⢠4 min read
Papers Genomes and Graves: Kinship and Childhood in Medieval Swedish Multiple Burials Medieval Scandinavian Multiple Burials and Christian-Period Mortuary Traditions Medieval Scandinavian Multiple Burials and Christian-Period Mortuary Traditions Introduction: Ancient DNA and Shared Graves in Medieval Sweden This comprehensive study explores the fascinating world of medieval Swedish churchyards through the lens of ancient DNA analysis, revealing unprecedented insights into family life, social By Sven ⢠6 min read
Papers Genetic encounters at San Marcial de RubicĂłn: early colonial mixing of European settlers and North African Moriscos in 15thâcentury Lanzarote European Atlantic Expansion and the First Colonial City at San Marcial de RubicĂłn European Atlantic Expansion and the First Colonial City at San Marcial de RubicĂłn The study of San Marcial de RubicĂłn, situated on the southern tip of Lanzarote, places this remarkable settlement at the sharp edge of European By Sven ⢠6 min read
Papers Proving the Ottonians: Ancient DNA Confirms the Paternal Kinship of Emperors Otto I and Henry II Ottonian Emperors, Cathedrals, and DNA: Bringing the Early Empire Back to Life Ottonian Emperors, Cathedrals, and DNA: Bringing the Early Empire Back to Life This comprehensive study plunges readers into the political heart of 10th and early 11th-century Europe, following the bones of two of its most important rulers: Emperor By Sven ⢠6 min read
Papers Kinship and CoâBurial in Neolithic Sweden Genetic Kinship and Neolithic Co-burial Rituals on Gotland Genetic Kinship Shaping Neolithic Co-burial Rituals on Gotland This comprehensive study takes readers to Ajvide on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea, one of Stone Age Europe's largest and best-preserved hunter-gatherer cemeteries. Here, people of the Pitted Ware By Sven ⢠5 min read
Papers Mantiot Greeks - A Possible Spartan-descendant Identity? Deep Maniot YâChromosome Lineages and Their Ancient Mediterranean Connections Deep Maniot YâChromosome Lineages and Their Ancient Mediterranean Connections This comprehensive study takes readers deep into the rugged spine of the Mani peninsula, revealing how the Yâchromosomes of its men carry traceable echoes of Bronze Age warriors, Roman By Sven ⢠8 min read
Papers Erik the Red and the First Viking Settlers of Greenland Erik the Red and Norse Greenland: From Sagas to Archaeological Evidence Norse Greenland: From Sagas to Archaeological Evidence Erik the Red in Exile: From Outlaw to Greenland's First Viking Leader The story follows Erik the Red as he transforms disgrace into opportunity. Cast out of Iceland in 982 By Sven ⢠8 min read
Papers Bell BeakerâDriven Population Turnover in the RhineâMeuse Region Hunter-Gatherer Continuity and Mixed Lifeways in the RhineâMeuse Wetlands From Mesolithic Foragers to Bell Beaker Pioneers Introduction: A Waterlogged World That Defied Convention The RhineâMeuse region presents one of European prehistory's most fascinating stories of cultural and genetic continuity. This waterlogged landscape of rivers, peat bogs, By Sven ⢠6 min read
Papers Kinship and long-distance genetic networks in Early Bronze Age Lower Austria Early Bronze Age Social Structure & Kinship in Lower Austria Early Bronze Age Social Structure & Kinship in Lower Austria The article takes the reader into the farmsteads and graveyards of Early Bronze Age Lower Austria, north and south of the Danube, to explore how people lived, married, moved and By Sven ⢠10 min read
Papers Plague, Farmers, and Foragers: Ancient DNA Reveals Interaction and Disease Among Neolithic Gotlanders Neolithic Farmers and Foragers on Gotland Neolithic Farmers and Foragers on Gotland: Two Worlds on One Island The windswept limestone island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea witnessed an extraordinary coexistence during the Middle Neolithic period, where two fundamentally different ways of life shared the same landscape for more than By Sven ⢠4 min read
Papers Plastered Houses and the Dead: A Middle Pre-Pottery Neolithic B Burial Site at Nahal Yarmuth 38, Central Israel By Sven ⢠4 min read
Papers Ancient Sacrifice in Neolithic Shimao, Northern China The Genetic History of Shimao: Ancient DNA Reveals Continuity and Contact on China's Northern Frontier Ancient DNA Reveals Continuity and Contact on China's Northern Frontier Origins and Genetic Continuity: From Yangshao Villages to Shimao's Stone City The genetic story of Shimao traces back more By Sven ⢠5 min read
