Damla Kaptan

This study combines histological and metagenomic analyses of archaeological human bones to investigate microbial communities involved in bone degradation, finding that preservation state correlates with microbiome composition and that Streptomyces is prevalent.

This study analyzes ancient Iberian sheep genomes to show how human activities shaped their genetic diversity over 7,000 years, including maritime introduction, Steppe ancestry influx, and Roman-era expansion.

The paper analyzes genetic data from Neolithic Catalhöyük to show changes in kinship patterns and persistent female roles over time.

This study uses 30 new palaeogenomes to show that Neolithic expansion into Western Anatolia involved both indigenous assimilation and eastern population influx, with cultural diversity decoupled from genetic differences.

The paper identifies age-specific burial practices at Neolithic Catalhöyük by analyzing ancient DNA preservation differences between subadults and adults.

The paper analyzes ancient DNA from two Early Chalcolithic individuals from the West Mound, finding no close genetic kinship and no eastern gene flow signature.

MTaxi classifies closely related species from low coverage ancient DNA data using mitochondrial DNA substitutions, achieving 100% accuracy on tested samples.