Western Eurasia witnessed several large-scale human migrations during the Holocene,,,–.
Here, to investigate the cross-continental effects of these migrations, we shotgun-sequenced …

Horses revolutionized human history with fast mobility. However, the timeline between their
domestication and their widespread integration as a means of transport remains …

The transitions from foraging to farming and later to pastoralism in Stone Age Eurasia (c. 11-
3 thousand years before present, BP) represent some of the most dramatic lifestyle changes …

The third millennium BCE was a pivotal period of profound cultural and genomic
transformations in Europe associated with migrations from the Pontic-Caspian steppe, which …

Aneuploidies, and in particular, trisomies represent the most common genetic aberrations
observed in human genetics today. To explore the presence of trisomies in historic and …

The Caucasus and surrounding areas, with their rich metal resources, became a crucible of
the Bronze Age and the birthplace of the earliest steppe pastoralist societies. Yet, despite …

Four types of archaeogenetic data mining are used to investigate the origin of the Minoans
and the Uralic peoples:(1) six SNP mutations related to eye, hair, and skin phenotypes;(2) …

The north Black Sea (Pontic) Region was the nexus of the farmers of Old Europe and the
foragers and pastoralists of the Eurasian steppe, and the source of waves of migrants that …

Ancient DNA is producing a rich record of past genetic diversity in humans and other
species. However, unless the primary data is appropriately archived, its long-term value will …

The impact of inter-group conflict on population dynamics has long been debated, especially
for prehistoric and non-state societies. In this work, we consider that beyond direct battle …