Jesper T. Stenderup

The paper investigates whether the spread of megaliths in Neolithic Europe was due to population movements or cultural diffusion, finding that both factors interacted through trade networks.

This study identifies the oldest known plague strains in Lake Baikal hunter-gatherers 5500 years ago, showing early outbreaks were lethal and challenged the idea that agriculture was necessary for plague epidemics.

This study uses environmental DNA from Lake Tjornin to challenge the narrative of Norse-induced environmental collapse in Reykjavik, showing dynamic human-environment interactions shaped by both cultural practices and external stressors.

The paper maps ancient pathogens in Eurasia, showing zoonotic diseases emerged with livestock domestication and spread with pastoralist migrations.

The paper uses ancient DNA and strontium isotope analyses to show a deep east-west divergence in steppe ancestry in Southern Europe, supporting specific linguistic divergence models for Indo-European languages.

This paper uses ancient genomes to trace the spread of Germanic languages in Europe, identifying a Baltic origin and migration patterns that challenge traditional timelines.

The paper sequences 24 ancient Brazilian genomes, including 22 Botocudos, revealing Indigenous American ancestry without external gene flow and low heterozygosity, and identifies ancient pathogen lineages.

This study analyzes ancient genomes from the Viking Age to understand genetic structure and migration patterns, finding significant foreign gene flow and population differentiation.