Abstract The Lesser Caucasus, situated between Asia and Europe, has long been
recognised as a key region for the study of human evolution in terms of the timing and routes …

The Paleolithic record of the Levant encompasses several key changes in human
population dynamics and human biological and cultural evolution. These processes are …

The possibility of fingerprinting ancient organisms using the DNA they leave behind is a
revolution in our understanding of the past. Paleogenetic studies are rewriting our …

In the last few decades, the field of ancient DNA has taken a new direction towards using
sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) for studying human and mammalian population …

In the second half of the last century, numerous excavations were carried out in the Southern
Caucasus, particularly in Georgia. However, most of the sites excavated were given a …

The uptake of sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) in archaeology appears to be rather
behind that in areas such as palaeoecology, palaeolimnology and Quaternary sciences in …

The genomic characterisation of human remains and the study of archaeological
assemblages are complementary keys to understanding the evolution of ancient human …

Abstract The impact of Late Pleistocene climatic oscillations, volcanism and the diverse
terrain of the Armenian Highlands affected hominin population dynamics and movements …

The possibility of fingerprinting ancient organisms using the DNA they leave behind is a
revolution in our understanding of the past. Paleogenetic studies are rewriting our …

DNA barcodes are short, standardized DNA segments that geneticists can use to identify all
living taxa. On the other hand, DNA barcoding identifies species by analyzing these specific …