Mary Anne Tafuri

Lifestyle impacts the oral microbiome of Classical and Post-classical societies in Italy

This study examines how lifestyle differences between social classes in Classical and Post-classical Italy are reflected in their oral microbiomes, finding significant variations across time periods and social classes.

Co-occurrence of Yersinia pestis and other zoonoses during European prehistory

The paper analyzes ancient genomic samples from prehistoric Europe, identifying co-infections with Yersinia pestis and other pathogens, and provides insights into their transmission and historical context.

Ancient genomics support deep divergence between Eastern and Western Mediterranean Indo-European languages

The paper uses ancient DNA and strontium isotope analyses to show a deep east-west divergence in steppe ancestry in Southern Europe, supporting specific linguistic divergence models for Indo-European languages.