Thomas Higham

The paper presents genome-wide data from Gravettian-associated individuals and sedimentary DNA from the Solutrean period, revealing genetic admixture between East and West European populations before the Last Glacial Maximum.

Radiocarbon dates place late Mousterian use of two northwestern Tuscan caves within 50-40 ka cal BP, with Buca della Iena occupied from about 47 to 42.5 ka cal BP.

This paper introduces a non-destructive method for radiocarbon dating of bone using hot water extraction, achieving results comparable to traditional destructive methods.

This paper uses ancient DNA data to trace the genetic origins of the Yamnaya culture and links their expansion to the spread of Indo-European languages.

The study analyzes the genome of a late Neanderthal individual from France, revealing genetic isolation in his population despite geographic proximity to other late Neanderthals.

The paper analyzes ancient genomes from Wallacea to show multiple human dispersals, with southern islands showing earlier Asian contributions than previously thought.

The paper analyzes genetic data from prehistoric individuals in the North Caucasus to explore the origins of Eurasian steppe ancestry and its relationship to cultural innovations.

Ancient DNA from 223 people (12,000-500 BCE) reveals a west-east hunter-gatherer cline, largely unadmixed farmers, Caucasus-shifted Aegean farmers, and Balkan steppe ancestry almost 2,000 years early.