Nicole L. Boivin

Palaeoproteomic and genetic insights into millennial-scale dairy consumption in Armenia

This study combines palaeoproteomic and genetic analyses to show that dairy consumption in Armenia dates back to the late fourth millennium BCE, but lactase persistence variants remained rare, suggesting cultural adaptations to fermented dairy.

A dynamic 6,000-year genetic history of Eurasia's Eastern Steppe

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.

Of cats and men: the paleogenetic history of the dispersal of cats in the ancient world

This paper analyzes ancient cat mtDNA sequences to trace the dispersal and domestication history of cats, showing contributions from Near Eastern and Egyptian populations over time.