Topic · Paleontology · Earth and Planetary Sciences
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64 papers
Maxime Brami, Laura Winkelbach, Ilektra Schulz, Mona Schreiber, Jens Blöcher, Yoan Diekmann, Joachim Bürger
The paper reinterprets the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition at Lepenski Vir, suggesting it was driven by European farmers rather than local foragers.
bioRxiv · Jun 28, 2022 · PreprintGenomics
André E. R. Soares, Nikolaus G. O. Boroffka, Oskar Schröder, Leonid M. Sverchkov, Norbert Benecke, Torsten Günther
The paper reports ancient DNA from a 2,700-year-old goitered gazelle, confirming Iron Age hunting of the species in Central Asia and providing the first nuclear DNA sequences for this gazelle.
bioRxiv · Dec 8, 2021 · PreprintGenomics
Rikai Sawafuji, Aiko Saso, Wataru Suda, Masahira Hattori, Shintaroh Ueda
The paper uses DNA metabarcoding on dental calculus from Edo-period humans to identify food species, revealing plant and fungal taxa and lifestyle insights.
PLoS ONE · Mar 4, 2020Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology
Alexey G. Nikitin, Peter Stadler, Nadezhda Kotova, Maria Teschler‐Nicola, T. Douglas Price, Jessica Hoover, Douglas J. Kennett, Iosif Lazaridis, Nadin Rohland, Mark Lipson, David Reich
The paper analyzes three LBK individuals to show early interbreeding between incoming Anatolian farmers and local hunter gatherers in central Europe.
Scientific Reports · Dec 20, 2019Peer-reviewedGenetics