Although the first ancient DNA molecules were extracted more than three decades ago, the
first ancient nuclear genomes could only be characterized after high-throughput sequencing …

We are a group of archaeologists, anthropologists, curators and geneticists representing
diverse global communities and 31 countries. All of us met in a virtual workshop dedicated to …

By sequencing 727 ancient individuals from the Southern Arc (Anatolia and its neighbors in
Southeastern Europe and West Asia) over 10,000 years, we contextualize its Chalcolithic …

The Archaeology of Human Bones provides an up to date account of the analysis of human
skeletal remains from archaeological sites, introducing students to the anatomy of bones …

Humans settled the Caribbean about 6,000 years ago, and ceramic use and intensified
agriculture mark a shift from the Archaic to the Ceramic Age at around 2,500 years ago …

Ancient DNA sampling methods—although optimized for efficient DNA extraction—are
destructive, relying on drilling or cutting and powdering (parts of) bones and teeth. As the …

The ability to sequence genomes from ancient biological material has provided a rich source
of information for evolutionary biology and engaged considerable public interest. Although …

The characterization of ancient DNA in fossil bones is providing invaluable information on
the genetics of past human and other animal populations. These studies have been aided …

Over the past few decades, there has been a growing demand for genome analysis of
ancient human remains. Destructive sampling is increasingly difficult to obtain for ethical …

The field of ancient DNA is dominated by studies focusing on terrestrial vertebrates. This
taxonomic bias limits our understanding of endogenous DNA preservation for species with …