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Month: December 2023

Recent Publications

Early saddle and stirrup technology in East Asia: new discoveries from Urd Ulaan Uneet Cave, western Mongolia

Bayarsaikhan J, Turbat T, Bayandelger C, Tuvshinjargal T, Wang J, Chechushkov I, Uetsuki M, Isahaya N, Hudson M, Miller D, Shiraishi N, Li Y, Zhang C, Eregzen G, Caspari G, López Calle P, Conver JL, […]

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Harvard Archaeology Seminar: The Milk Paradox – a 9,000 year history of a fraught food

Announcements

Shanghai Archaeology Forum honors Christina Warinner with 2023 Research Award

Dr. Christina Warinner has been awarded a prestigious Research Award by the Shanghai Archaeology Forum (SAF) in recognition of her contributions to the study of ancient human microbiomes. The Research Award recognizes excellence in archaeological […]

News

Science News: Ancient Maya power brokers lived in neighborhoods, not just palaces

John Walden’s research on the ancient Maya is featured in Science news! Science News: “Ancient Maya power brokers lived in neighborhoods, not just palaces,” by Bruce Bower, December 4, 2023.

Announcements

Congratulations to collaborator Christina Papageorgopoulou for being awarded an ERC Consolidator grant!

Congratulations to collaborator Christina Papageorgopoulou for being awarded a European Research Council Consolidator Grant to support the project: “City Life: A bioarchaeological study of 1800 years of resilience and adaptation to urbanity.” We look forward […]

Announcements

  • Congratulations to undergraduate Juliet Garon for her paleoproteomics summer research!
  • James Fellows Yates wins Dawn Award from the Genomics Standards Consortium!
  • I-Ting’s PhD defense this Thursday August 7!
  • Charting the future of paleobiotechnology!
  • Another great year at Ringberg Castle!

Recent Publications

  • Bronze Age Yersinia pestis genome from sheep sheds light on hosts and evolution of a prehistoric plague lineage
  • Open science, communication, and collaboration for the future of palaeoproteomics
  • Global natural history infrastructure requires international solidarity, support, and investment in local capacity: lessons from Mongolia
  • Streptococcus abundance and oral site tropism in humans and non-human primates reflects host and lifestyle differences
  • Biocultural Taphonomies and Analysis of an Emerging Terminal Classic (AD 750-900) Maya Deathway

News

  • Harvard Gazette: Funding cuts upend projects piecing together saga of human history
  • The Scientist: Ancient dental plaque unearths prehistoric people’s lifestyles
  • Science: Funding cuts to U.S. archaeology could imperil field’s future
  • Harvard Gazette: History of Chichén Itzá written in DNA / La historia de Chichén Itzá escrita en el ADN
  • Washington Post: DNA reveals surprise about the children ancient Mayans chose to sacrifice
  • NPR: A surprising history of malaria is revealed by clues from ancient bones
  • New York Times: Ancient genomes reveal which children the Maya selected for sacrifice

Upcoming Talks and Events

  • Ancient DNA – New Revelations, CARTA Symposium, San Diego, CA, Nov. 7, 2025
  • Stanford Fermented Food Conference, September 4-5, 2025
  • Genomics Standards Consortium meeting, July 29-31, Cambridge, UK
  • Making Milk: Mongolia’s Unique Role in Dairy History
  • Hunt for the Oldest DNA documentary film screening at MIT, December 3, 2024

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