William Timothy Treal Taylor

The paper uses archaeological and isotopic analysis to show that domestic horses and donkeys were transported to Jamestown, Virginia in 1606, with evidence of their use and consumption during the 'Starving Time' and the presence of a donkey with mixed European and West African ancestry.

This study reconstructs the 6,000-year genetic history of the Eastern Steppe using ancient genomes, revealing pastoralist expansions, population structuring, and the emergence of the Xiongnu and Mongols.