Leonardo Vallini

The paper analyzes 248 historic genomes from Late Roman and Early Medieval sites in southern Germany, revealing demographic shifts, kinship structures, and genetic continuity with modern populations.

This study combines genetic data and mythological motifs to show that population movements and cultural diffusion shaped the distribution of myths globally, with evidence dating back to 38,000 years ago.

The paper identifies 56 recent functional variants in modern humans, 24 linked to brain functions and skull morphology, which did not introgress into Neanderthals.

This study connects genetic ancestry from three ancient populations to complex traits in Estonian Biobank samples, finding ancestry-specific contributions to traits like BMI and blood cholesterol.