Of bone and ivory: Eastern Atlantic sources of the medieval European walrus ivory trade discovered by ancient mitochondrial and nuclear DNA
Bastiaan Star, Oliver Kersten, Lydia Hildebrand Furness, Katrien Dierickx, Mohsen Falahati‐Anbaran, Anders Söderberg, Natalia Khamaiko, Maja Krzewińska, Anders Götherström, James H. Barrett
The paper identifies eastern Atlantic sources of medieval European walrus ivory using ancient DNA, revealing broader trade networks than previously thought.
bioRxiv · Aug 11, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology