Morten E. Allentoft

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.

The paper compares fixed and vehicle-mounted airborne eDNA sampling methods for detecting terrestrial vertebrates, finding no difference in taxa detected by method or land use, but differences in community composition between land uses.

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

This study uses environmental DNA to assess metazoan diversity in Chilean hypersaline lakes, revealing high biodiversity and validating eDNA as a tool for conservation.

This paper reviews eDNA sampling methods for terrestrial vertebrates, identifies challenges, and proposes best practices for detection and monitoring.

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 traces the evolutionary history of the CCR5delta32 deletion using ancient and modern genomes, finding it originated at least 7,000 years ago in Western Eurasia and underwent positive selection.

This study evaluates the accuracy of genotype imputation for ancient genomes and finds it comparable to modern DNA, with some population-specific biases.

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 uses multi-omics analysis of ancient human remains from Sicily to show genetic homogeneity and a diet rich in animal proteins during the Upper Palaeolithic.

The paper analyzes kinship and social organization in two Copper Age Bell Beaker cemeteries using archaeological, genetic, isotopic, and anthropological data.

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

The paper sequences a 5,700-year-old human genome and oral microbiome from Stone Age chewing gum, revealing genetic and microbial insights.

This paper analyzes ancient genomes from northeastern Siberia to reveal complex population migrations and admixture events over the past 40,000 years.

The paper analyzes the genome of a Jomon individual to infer migration patterns into East Asia, finding multiple waves and a coastal route from Southeast Asia.

This study uses Early Pleistocene dental enamel proteome sequences to resolve the phylogeny of Stephanorhinus, showing it is paraphyletic and requiring systematic revision.

This study uses ancient DNA data to show that the spread of the Beaker Complex to Britain was primarily due to migration, replacing most Neolithic gene pool and introducing Steppe ancestry.

The paper identifies targets of selection in the FADS region in Europeans, showing allele frequency changes linked to lipid-related phenotypes and dietary adaptations.