Cosimo Posth

This study presents genome-wide data from ancient individuals to trace the genetic legacy of the Balkan refugium during the Last Glacial Maximum and its impact on later European hunter-gatherer populations.

This study uses microcomputed tomography to analyze Neanderthal juvenile fossils, revealing similarities in bone growth patterns to modern humans and suggesting possible systemic disorders in tooth development.

This study uses herbarium genomics to trace the origin and global spread of Japanese knotweed, revealing genetic patterns and hybridization events across its native and introduced ranges.

This study uses ancient DNA to analyze the evolution of Streptococcus mutans over 8,000 years, showing that some virulence traits emerged with agricultural diets.

This study analyzes genomic data from 52 individuals across the central Southern Cone to trace genetic ancestry and movements during the Middle to Late Holocene.

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

This study introduces a Y-chromosome capture assay (YMCA) to improve NRY coverage and haplogroup resolution, revealing new evidence for a two-path Neolithic expansion to Western Europe.

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.

Genome-wide and isotopic data from prehistoric Sicilians reveal a pre-farming connection to (south-) eastern Europe, and tentative initial evidence that hunter-gatherers adopted some Neolithic aspects prior to near-total replacement by early farmers.

This study uses ancient DNA to trace Sardinia's population history from the Neolithic to the present, finding genetic continuity and limited Bronze Age Steppe ancestry.

The paper analyzes ancient genomes from Anatolia to show genetic continuity between hunter-gatherers and early farmers, suggesting limited migration in the origin of farming in central Anatolia.

The paper analyzes ancient genomic DNA from two cemeteries associated with the Longobards to study social organization and migration patterns in 6th-century Europe.

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.

The paper analyzes ancient genomes to show present-day Europeans derive from three populations: WHG, ANE, and EEF, with EEF having Basal Eurasian ancestry.