Topic · Paleontology · Earth and Planetary Sciences
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67 papers
Alexey G. Nikitin, Mykhailo Y. Videiko, Nick J. Patterson…·David Reich
The paper analyzes a bone fragment from a Trypillian site in Ukraine, showing dietary and genetic evidence of interaction between Trypillian farmers and North Pontic forager-pastoralists.
Romain Cottereau, Katia Ortiz, Yann Locatelli…·Thomas Cucchi
This study tests if changes in mobility during a wild boar's life alter calcaneal microanatomy, finding that population differences outweigh locomotor effects.
Andreas Angourakis, Jonàs Alcaina-Mateos, Marco Madella, Débora Zurro
The paper presents a computational model to explore the mechanisms and factors driving the origins of agriculture by simulating human-plant coevolution.
Maxime Brami, Laura Winkelbach, Ilektra Schulz…·Joachim Bürger
The paper reinterprets the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition at Lepenski Vir, suggesting it was driven by European farmers rather than local foragers.
André E. R. Soares, Nikolaus G. O. Boroffka, Oskar Schröder…·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.
Rikai Sawafuji, Aiko Saso, Wataru Suda…·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.
Alexey G. Nikitin, Peter Stadler, Nadezhda Kotova…·David Reich
The paper analyzes three LBK individuals to show early interbreeding between incoming Anatolian farmers and local hunter gatherers in central Europe.