Probing the zooarchaeological record across time and space for ancient pathogens
Anne Kathrine Wiborg Runge, Ian C. Light-Maka, Ken Massy, Marcel Keller, Simon Trixl, Helja Kabral, Casey L. Kirkpatrick, Kirsten I. Bos, Jana Eger, Michal Ernée, René Kyselý, Michael Hochmuth, Dominik Poradowski, Aleksander Chrószcz, Norbert Benecke, , Felix M. Key
The paper examines ancient pathogens in zooarchaeological remains to identify zoonotic diseases and validate their authenticity using genetic and palaeopathological methods.
bioRxiv · Feb 12, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology