Announcements
“Aventures en Sciences archéologiques” is now available in French!
The French version of the coloring book is now available! Thank you so much to Gwenna Breton and Maïté Rivollat for generously translating the coloring book!
Month: November 2018
News
BBC World Service “Science in Action” interview about our work!
Our recent work on prehistoric dairying in Mongolia was featured on the BBC World Service “Science in Action” the week of 23 November 2018! And some of our previous work on Vikings was also highlighted!
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Our prehistoric dairy research is on the Max Planck homepage!
Oldest evidence of dairying on the East Asian Steppe Dairying of cattle, sheep, and goats was established in northern Mongolia by 1300 BC – despite limited genetic interactions with Western Steppe herders. NOVEMBER 05, 2018 […]
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Our research on ancient Peru is featured in National Geographic!
Ancient DNA reveals complex migrations of the first Americans Newly sequenced Native genomes showcase a wealth of surprises, from previously unknown populations to unique high-altitude adaptations. by MICHAEL GRESHKO
Recent Publications
The genetic prehistory of the Andean highlands 7,000 years BP through European contact
Lindo J, Haas R, Hofman C, Apata M, Moraga M, Verdugo R, Watson JT, Llave CV, Witonsky D, Vargas Pacheco E, Villena M, Soria R, Beall C, Warinner C, Novembre J, Aldenderfer M, Di Rienzo […]
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Our recent paper on Bronze Age Mongolia is featured in Nature news!
“How Mongolia’s milk-based empire got its start,” November 6, 2018.
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Our research on ancient Mongolia is featured in Science!
“How can you eat dairy if you lack the gene for digesting it? Fermented milk may be key, ancient Mongolian study suggests,” by Andrew Curry. Science, 5 November 2018.
Recent Publications
Bronze Age population dynamics and the rise of dairy pastoralism on the eastern Eurasian steppe
Jeong C, Wilkin S†, Amgalantugs T, Bouwman A, Taylor W, Bromage S, Tsolmon S, Hagan R†, Trachsel C, Grossman J, Littleton J, Makarewicz C, Krigbaum J, Burri M, Irmer F, Scott A†, Davaasambuu G, Wright […]
Upcoming Talks and Events
State of the Field: Archaeological Perspectives on the Ancient DNA Revolution at Brown University, February 22-24, 2019.
https://blogs.brown.edu/archaeology/2018/08/13/cfp2019/
Announcements
Christina Warinner co-PI on €50M DFG Excellence Cluster Grant awarded to FSU for Microverse!
Balance of the Microverse is a research cluster that, on September 27, 2018, was selected as one of the Clusters of Excellences to be funded by the German Excellence Strategy Programme. Complex microorganisms can be found […]