Christiana L. Scheib

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

This study uses ancient whole-genome data to show geographically structured selection during the Neolithic transition in Western Eurasia, involving both farmer and hunter-gatherer alleles.

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 introduces the Tweap protocol, an optimized target enrichment method for ancient DNA, which reduces costs and increases SNP recovery compared to the Twist protocol.

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.

This study identifies Salmonella Paratyphi C and Borrelia recurrentis in Napoleonic soldiers, suggesting these pathogens contributed to the 1812 army's collapse.

This study shows that Near Eastern ancestry in Central Italy arrived during the late Republican period, before the Roman Empire began.

The paper examines ancient pathogens in zooarchaeological remains to identify zoonotic diseases and validate their authenticity using genetic and palaeopathological methods.

This study uses genomic data from 91 individuals in Ukraine to analyze migration patterns from the Bronze Age to the early modern period, revealing complex ancestry changes and continuity.

The paper analyzes genomic data from the Picene culture to explore genetic continuity and change during the Iron Age and Roman expansion in Central Italy.

This study analyzes soil adhered to human remains to recover environmental DNA and proteins, revealing microbial, animal, plant, and human genetic information from Neolithic to Medieval sites in England.

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 presents ancient HSV-1 genomes from Europe, estimates mutation rates, and suggests lineage replacement during the Bronze Age.

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 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.

The paper analyzes genomic data from Indigenous groups in Panama to reveal pre-Hispanic demographic changes and the genetic structure of the Isthmo-Colombian area.

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.