Toomas Kivisild

This paper uses genomic and historical data to refine the timeline and origin of the Second Plague Pandemic in Western Eurasia.

This paper improves genotype imputation for ancient genomes using a region-specific reference panel and benchmark genotypes, showing enhanced accuracy and revealing genetic differentiation linked to cultural differences.

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.

The paper uses 3D craniofacial data and genome-wide association analysis to link craniofacial variation to genetic diversity, evolutionary processes, and clinical conditions in modern humans.

This study analyzes ancient DNA to reveal the 2500-year evolutionary history of human betaherpesviruses 6A and 6B, showing established diversity by the 14th century and ancient integration into the human genome.

ASAP uses PCA and NNLS to reliably estimate ancestry in admixed individuals, even with high missing data, and performs faster than existing tools.

The paper analyzes genome-wide data from 52 ancient individuals in Cambridgeshire to show low genetic ancestry differentiation and limited genetic relatedness during the Roman occupation, with modern genetic patterns emerging after the Roman period.

This study analyzes ancient genomes from Cambridgeshire to assess the Black Death's impact on local genetic diversity and social structure, finding no major genetic changes but disparities in stature linked to social status.

The paper analyzes ancient DNA from Iron Age Apulian sites to explore the genetic origins of the Daunians and their place in the Pan-Mediterranean genetic landscape.

The paper identifies shared post-admixture adaptation patterns in the Americas by analyzing genomic data from 6,000 admixed individuals, highlighting regions associated with immune response and disease traits.

The paper presents genomic data from a Late Epigravettian individual in Italy dated to 16,980-16,510 cal BP, showing genetic replacement associated with the emergence of Late Epigravettian culture, pushing back the spread of a Balkan/Anatolian genetic component by 3,000 years.

This study analyzes the genetic impact of European colonization on the Americas using genome-wide data from 12,000 individuals, revealing complex contributions from European, African, and other sources.

The paper analyzes the genetic structure of modern-day Italians to reveal ancient and archaic ancestries shaping Southern European populations and Neanderthal DNA distribution.

The paper reconstructs 9000 years of agricultural diet in Asia and shows its impact on genetic variation in 29 Asian populations, identifying genes related to metabolism as targets of dietary-driven selection.

The paper estimates admixture dates and identifies source populations for genetic components in Indian Austroasiatic speakers using genome-wide data.

This study analyzes ancient and modern genomes from the Levant to trace genetic continuity and admixture over five millennia, finding Canaanite-related ancestry and later Eurasian influences.

This study identifies genetic traces of historical admixture among Turkic-speaking populations, linking their ancestry to southern Siberia and Mongolia during the 9th-17th centuries.