Papers Genomic Confirmation of the Ottonian Emperors: Authenticating the Remains of Otto I and Henry II through Ancient DNA Ottonian Emperors in the Lab: DNA, Cathedrals, and a Thousand Years of History Ottonian Emperors in the Lab: DNA, Cathedrals, and a Thousand Years of History This comprehensive study follows two of the most powerful men of the 10th and early 11th centuries â Emperor Otto I "the Great" By Jamie L ⢠7 min read
Papers Ancient Genomes Reveal EastâWest Genetic Mixing Along the Eastern Tianshan Corridor Eastern Tianshan: Mountain Gateway Between China and the Steppe Eastern Tianshan: Mountain Gateway Between China and the Steppe The eastern Tianshan mountains emerge from ancient DNA studies as one of the great crossroads of the ancient world. This rugged range in today's Xinjiang sat precisely where three civilizations By Caterina ⢠8 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 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 Archaeogenetics: Using Ancient DNA to Decode Human History Archaeogenetics: Reading History in Ancient Bones Archaeogenetics: Reading History in Ancient Bones In this comprehensive exploration of archaeogenetics, we delve into the fascinating world of ancient DNA extracted from human remains and the objects buried alongside them. Rather than focusing solely on laboratory methods, this study follows the stories of By Jamie L ⢠6 min read
Papers Ancient DNA Clarifies European Dog Admixture and Guides Modern Dingo Conservation Ancient Dingo Genomes: Unraveling Australia's Canine Heritage Ancient Dingo Genomes: Unraveling Australia's Canine Heritage Through Palaeogenetic Analysis Ancient Dingo Palaeogenomes: Time-Capsules for Ancestry The study of ancient dingo genomes serves as archaeological time-capsules, buried for thousands of years and now reopened to answer a very modern By Jamie L ⢠11 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 Ancient DNA Reveals 1,400 Years of Population Continuity and East Asian-Linked Shifts in the Altai Region By Jamie L ⢠8 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 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 Foreign Founders: Genetic Genealogy of the Medieval Piast Dynasty and Its Links to Other European Royal Houses By Jamie L ⢠7 min read
Papers Genetic Traces of a 1348 Catalan Pogrom: Medieval Iberian Jews Revealed by Ancient DNA Medieval Iberian Jews and the 1348 Tà rrega Pogrom Medieval Iberian Jews and the 1348 Tà rrega Pogrom In the summer of 1348, as the Black Death raged across Europe, the small Catalan town of Tà rrega saw one of the most violent anti-Jewish attacks in the Crown of Aragon. Chronicles speak of By Caterina ⢠7 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 Roman Soldiers on the Move: Praetorium Agrippinae and the Lower Rhine Frontier Roman Military Communities as Socially Mixed Borderland Settlements Roman Military Communities as Socially Mixed Borderland Settlements The archaeological site of Praetorium Agrippinae at modern Valkenburg in South Holland presents a compelling case study of Roman military communities as dynamic, socially mixed borderland settlements. This was not a lonely outpost of By Caterina ⢠5 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 Ancient Human DNA from Open-Air Sediments in Japan: Katsuren Castle Ancient Human DNA Without Bones: Stories in the Soil Ancient Human DNA Without Bones: Stories in the Soil Introduction: Overcoming Archaeological Limitations This comprehensive study explores an ingenious workaround for one of archaeology's most fundamental problems: bones do not last forever. In humid, acidic landscapes, skeletons crumble and By Caterina ⢠8 min read
Papers Unveiling the BaĚthory Dynasty: Genetic Confirmation of Historical Lineage Through Ancient DNA Analysis Genetic identification of members of the prominent BĂĄthory aristocratic family - PMCThe BĂĄthory family was one of the most powerful noble families in the medieval Hungarian Kingdom. Their influence peaked during the Ottoman occupation of Hungary, when the only partially autonomous region of the country was Transylvania, underâŚNCBI home By Jamie L ⢠4 min read
