Yersinia pestis: the natural history of plague
R Barbieri, M Signoli, D Chevé… - Clinical microbiology …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY The Gram-negative bacterium Yersinia pestis is responsible for deadly plague, a
zoonotic disease established in stable foci in the Americas, Africa, and Eurasia. Its …
zoonotic disease established in stable foci in the Americas, Africa, and Eurasia. Its …
Kinship-based social inequality in Bronze Age Europe
A Mittnik, K Massy, C Knipper, F Wittenborn, R Friedrich… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Revealing and understanding the mechanisms behind social inequality in prehistoric
societies is a major challenge. By combining genome-wide data, isotopic evidence, and …
societies is a major challenge. By combining genome-wide data, isotopic evidence, and …
Ancient genomes revisit the ancestry of domestic and Przewalski's horses
The Eneolithic Botai culture of the Central Asian steppes provides the earliest
archaeological evidence for horse husbandry,~ 5500 years ago, but the exact nature of early …
archaeological evidence for horse husbandry,~ 5500 years ago, but the exact nature of early …
Female exogamy and gene pool diversification at the transition from the Final Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age in central Europe
C Knipper, A Mittnik, K Massy… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Human mobility has been vigorously debated as a key factor for the spread of bronze
technology and profound changes in burial practices as well as material culture in central …
technology and profound changes in burial practices as well as material culture in central …
[PDF][PDF] The stone age plague and its persistence in Eurasia
Yersinia pestis, the etiologic agent of plague, is a bacterium associated with wild rodents
and their fleas. Historically it was responsible for three pandemics: the Plague of Justinian in …
and their fleas. Historically it was responsible for three pandemics: the Plague of Justinian in …
The Stone Age plague and its persistence in Eurasia
AA Valtueña, A Mittnik, FM Key, W Haak, R Allmäe… - Current biology, 2017 - cell.com
Yersinia pestis, the etiologic agent of plague, is a bacterium associated with wild rodents
and their fleas. Historically it was responsible for three pandemics: the Plague of Justinian in …
and their fleas. Historically it was responsible for three pandemics: the Plague of Justinian in …
Excising culture history from contemporary archaeology
GM Feinman, JE Neitzel - Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 2020 - Elsevier
North American archaeologists must reconsider their implicit adherence to the culture history
paradigm. The long-standing role of this approach to situate archaeological remains in …
paradigm. The long-standing role of this approach to situate archaeological remains in …
Exceptionally high levels of lead pollution in the Balkans from the Early Bronze Age to the Industrial Revolution
The Balkans are considered the birthplace of mineral resource exploitation and
metalworking in Europe. However, since knowledge of the timing and extent of metallurgy in …
metalworking in Europe. However, since knowledge of the timing and extent of metallurgy in …
The early and Middle Bronze Age (1/2) in South and central Tyrrhenian Italy and their connections with the Avellino eruption: An overview
L Alessandri - Quaternary International, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper is to present and discuss the status quaestionis regarding the
chronology of the Early and Middle Bronze age in South and Central Tyrrhenian Italy (Fig …
chronology of the Early and Middle Bronze age in South and Central Tyrrhenian Italy (Fig …
Central European Early Bronze Age chronology revisited: A Bayesian examination of large-scale radiocarbon dating
In archaeological research, changes in material culture and the evolution of styles are taken
as major indicators for socio-cultural transformation. They form the basis for typo …
as major indicators for socio-cultural transformation. They form the basis for typo …