Wiebke Kirleis

This study examines how climatic anomalies during the Migration Period affected agriculture and settlement patterns in northeastern Germany.

This study sequenced historical rye chloroplast genomes to show that ancient rye populations had higher genetic diversity than modern cultivars, indicating that recent selective breeding reduced diversity.

This study uses stable isotope analysis of rye to reveal historical manuring practices in northern Europe from 1500 years ago to the late medieval period.

This study analyzes food residues on Neolithic pottery from Germany to identify the types of cereals and other foods processed there, revealing the use of emmer and barley and insights into early agricultural practices.