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Multidisciplinary evidence from history, archaeology, and ancient DNA points to an invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella etiology for the Plague of Athens, offering fresh insights for ancestry and pathogen archaeology.
Sequencing 128 Ashkenazi genomes yields a population-targeted reference panel, boosting ancestry inferences and clinical variant interpretation for Ashkenazi individuals. A deep dive into history and genetics.
A surname-based look at Martigues during the 1720 plague reveals a dramatic 50% renewal of local names, highlighting migration patterns and population turnover with implications for ancestry research.
A multidisciplinary paleogenomic study of five 15th century individuals from San Marcial de Rubicón reveals a dual European and Morisco North African lineage, illuminating early Canarian colonial society and gender biased migration.
A multi-method benchmark of local ancestry inference on Neolithic genomes reveals robust signals at SLC24A5 and FADS1/2, highlights method biases, and explains how ancient admixture shaped European biology.
Orchestra's precise local ancestry inference maps fine-scale ancestry across admixed populations, revealing migration footprints and selection signals in Latin American and Ashkenazi Jewish lineages.
New diachronic genomic analysis reveals regional kinship patterns in the Roman world, showing Western exogamy and Eastern endogamy, with micro-histories of care and ritual.
Discover how the Allen Ancient DNA Resource (AADR) standardizes thousands of ancient genomes, enabling clearer insights into migration, admixture, and personal ancestry.
A comprehensive look at 26 Y-STR markers in Northern Portugal reveals near maximal haplotype diversity, a dominant R1b lineage, and Mediterranean gene flow, with implications for ancestry and forensics.
Ancient DNA from a Northern Wei era tomb in Luoyang reveals bidirectional genetic exchange between Xianbei elites and Central Plains communities, challenging one way Sinicization narratives and refining ancestry stories.
A new study traces Dutch Y-chromosome lineages from 500–1850 CE to the present, revealing drift-driven changes, a surprising Eindhoven signal, and implications for personal ancestry.
New study introduces ancIBD, a five-state HMM that detects identity-by-descent segments in low-coverage ancient DNA, revealing kinship networks and key migration links in Bronze Age Eurasia.
