Arthur Kocher

AncientMetagenomeDir dating metadataset highlights need for standardised radiocarbon reporting in ancient DNA

The paper adds standardized radiocarbon dating information to the AncientMetagenomeDir dataset, highlighting inconsistencies in radiocarbon reporting across ancient metagenomic studies.

A minimal hybridization capture system for the parallel enrichment and cost-effective detection of ancient human pathogens

This study presents a hybridization capture system to enrich and detect ancient human pathogens from archaeological samples with minimal sequencing.

Assessing the effect of model specification and prior sensitivity on Bayesian tests of temporal signal

The paper evaluates how model and prior choices affect the Bayesian temporal signal detection method BETS and provides guidelines for reliable molecular clock estimates.

Ancient bacterial genomes reveal a formerly unknown diversity of Treponema pallidum strains in early modern Europe

This study identifies previously unknown Treponema pallidum strains in early modern Europe, suggesting a complex history of treponemal diseases.