Etruscan evidence indicates the presence of several canine breeds, not a single "Etruscan #dog." #Sighthounds, #hounds, #mastiffs, companionship, and other tasks required different characteristics. The modern name should not be confused with that of an ancient breed. In my #book Roma Canes Mundi.

The Roman hunting #dog was not a fixed model. From North African #mosaics to villas in #Italy, the images show considerable variety. Functional selection influenced appearance, but it did not necessarily produce a modern breed. In my #book Roma Canes Mundi

Genomic history of early dogs in Europe. #dog #genomics #ancientdna www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Genomic history of early dogs in Europe - Nature

Genome-wide analysis shows European dogs existed by 14,200 years ago, were already genetically distinct, received less Neolithic Southwest Asian admixture than humans did and contr...

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Would you confuse a #Lamborghini with Lieutenant Columbo’s car? Then why confuse a #Sloughi with a #Saluki? Genetic studies make it clear: two separate clades, two different homelands. Their full story is in my #book Origins. #sighthounds #ancientdna #dog

People swear the Chihuahua is ancient: bloggers, memes, Christmas uncles, Greys, Romulans, Klingons… even Aladdin’s cousin. If it’s tiny, it must be a fossil. Biology? No matter. #stem #AncientDna #dog #chihuahua #newbook

Village #dogs aren’t a pure Indian breed. They’re a population — fluid, diverse, shaped by millennia of coexistence with humans. Not #fossils , not relics: living #genetic #archives of human history. Their real story is far more fascinating than the myth. From my #book #heavencanwait #stem #genetics

The sighthound of ancient Persia does not automatically equate to a modern breed, even if a ‘ #Saluki ’ morphotype has existed for thousands of years. Iconography, functions and different territories reveal a complex history. #dog #archaeozology #ancientdna #ancienthistory

The “Phoenician #dog” is mostly a modern label. Canine populations in the Levant were likely diverse and shaped by continuous exchanges and admixture. Their history is far more complex than 20th century national narratives suggest. #Ancientdna #ancientdogs #archaeology #ancienthistory

Bully Kutta - A Great Mastiff from India #STEM #dog #bullykutta #india #genetics From England to Punjab: the recent history of the Bully Kutta and the truth about "eternal" breeds. Sorry if I immediately thought of #marveluniverse Comics... 😁 Video AI generated

Today we celebrate Dog Day. But did you know that the Mayans had a calendar whose 20-day months had their own "Dog Day" on the tenth day, called T'zi' (from T'zi', dog)?

The Egyptian #dogs did not have a single morphology. Remains, mummies and images show different morphologies and functions. No modern breed can automatically claim a “pure” Egyptian heritage. In my #book Origins. #archaeology #art #ancientDNA

In dog breeding, we love the idea of “unchanged ancient breeds.” But science tells a more dynamic story — one shaped by migrations, adaptation, and myth. #dogs #archaeology #ancientdna

The “Roman mastiff” was not a single breed in the modern sense. Finds, mosaics and texts show different dogs, selected in different regions for different functions. A modern name does not turn an ancient population into a breed. #stem #dog #romanempire In my #book #romacanesmundi

Do you still think that sloughi and saluki are the same sighthound? 'The Saluki was Egyptian (but it was the sloughi) and Persian'. In 2017 the study by Ostrander, Parker et al. places them in two separate clades. That's matters for genomic data: no fairy tales. #ancientdna #dog #Origins #book

Curious how Livestock Guardian Dogs actually evolved across the Mediterranean and the Middle East? Grab my study ‘The True Origins of Livestock Guardian Dogs’ for free on Academia.edu — link below. www.academia.edu/165229709/Th...

#DogsofBluesky #DogsPics My two dog ladies: The old one, Pennylane, #whippet 16 years old The youngest, Aria, coated #xoloitzcuintle, 6 months old.

A 19,000-year-old woman buried in an ochre-stained cave in Spain was still carrying Neanderthal bacteria in her dental plaque. Thirty years of excavation at El Mirón keep rewriting the Ice Age. #Paleoanthropology #AncientDNA #Prehistory www.anthropology.net/p/the-cave-t...

The Cave That Kept Giving

Thirty years of excavation at El Mirón have turned a limestone cave in Cantabrian Spain into one of the most complete records of human prehistory in Europe.

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New paper (from my colleagues @cpgsthlm.bsky.social!) showing children in Viking-Age & Medieval Sweden were buried in gendered ways, but those buried together were rarely close biological relatives. A great example of how #AncientDNA sheds new light on childhood, kinship & social organization 🧬

Equal in death: Ancient genomic analysis of children’s early Christian burials

Ancient genomes challenge views of close kinship in multiple Christian burials, revealing flexible traditions around children.

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Ancient DNA from Shimao reveals a patrilineal megasettlement built on local ancestry, distant contacts, and gendered ritual sacrifice. A rare glimpse into hierarchy before China’s earliest states. #Archaeology #AncientDNA #Anthropology #HumanEvolution www.anthropology.net/p/the-city-o...

The City of Skulls and Fathers: Ancient DNA Reshapes the Story of Shimao’s Neolithic World

How a mega-settlement on the Loess Plateau stitched together ancestry, hierarchy, and ritual violence in the centuries before China’s earliest states

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The Old Irish Goat Carries 3,000 Years Of Irish History In Its DNA #SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social #history📜 #Archaeology #ancientDNA #genomics🧬 #proteomics www.forbes.com/sites/grrlsc...

Basically, there are these big circular structures made of thousands of mammoth bones assembled by ancient humans, which is obviously super cool 🕶️ Photos: A. Dudin & E. Lorenzen. We used #ancientDNA, stable isotopes, paleoproteomics & radiocarbon dating to answer some Qs about the mammoths, like...

3-y postdoc position in (meta)Genomics of Population Declines elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid.... If you have experience with low-coverage genomic data, care about biodiversity loss, want to understand host-microbiomes interactions, this post is for you! #museomics #ancientDNA #mammals

Ancient DNA from Neolithic chewing gum reveals how Europe’s first farmers lived, worked, and ate. Birch tar preserves the intimacy of their daily lives in astonishing molecular detail. #Archaeology #Neolithic #AncientDNA #Anthropology www.anthropology.net/p/the-resin-...

The Resin That Remembered: How Ancient Birch Tar Is Rewriting the Story of Neolithic Life

New biomolecular evidence from prehistoric chewing gum reveals the intimate daily habits, diets, and toolmaking ingenuity of Europe’s first farmers.

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The oldest DNA retrieved from an animal fossil is ~1.6 million years old - a mammoth from icy Siberia where cold temperatures preserve DNA well. But have you ever wondered how long #ancientDNA is preserved in animal remains from sunny & warm Africa? Well, wonder now more! doi.org/10.1016/j.qu...

🧬 Ancient DNA maps 37,000 years of human disease Researchers screened DNA from 1,300+ ancient humans to track pathogens across time. Zoonotic diseases surged around 5,000 years ago, right after livestock were domesticated. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #SciComm #AncientDNA 🧪

The spatiotemporal distribution of human pathogens in ancient Eurasia - Nature

Screening shotgun-sequencing data from ancient humans covering 37,000 years of Eurasian history uncovers the widespread presence of ancient bacterial, viral and parasite DNA and zoonotic pathogens coi...

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Apply for this funded PhD with me, Selina Brace and Silvia Bello at UCL & the Natural History Museum: Human or Animal? Biomolecular Analysis of Upper Palaeolithic Bone Artefacts to Explore Raw Material Selection. #ZooMs #ancientDNA #stableisotopes www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/hum...

DNA from a Siberian finger bone unveiled the Denisovans. New fossils across Asia reveal their adaptability, from high altitude Tibet to tropical islands, and their genetic legacy in modern humans #Denisovans #AncientDNA #HumanEvolution #Paleogenetics #PrehistoricHumans ⚒️🧪

Who were the ancient Denisovans? Fossils reveal secrets about the mysterious humans

Clues are emerging about the ghostly clan that settled eastern Asia and left a genetic legacy in people today.

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"Roman writers found the relative empowerment of Celtic women remarkable." Wonderful start to a new #ancientDNA paper out today about the communities of Iron Age Britain in an increasingly connected and mobile world. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Continental influx and pervasive matrilocality in Iron Age Britain - Nature

An analysis of ancient mitochondrial and nuclear DNA shows evidence of matrilocal communities in Iron Age Britain.

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For my first-ever bsky post, I’m thrilled to share our latest #ancientDNA research, which I co-led with @jessthorpemas.bsky.social OA: doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf065 We recovered and analysed mitochondrial genomes from many #mammoths spanning the last million years 🦣🧬⌛ Check this 🧵 we wrote ⬇️

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New paper 🧵 A team co-led by #cpgsthlm 's researcher @jcchacond.bsky.social has analysed DNA from a large number of mammoths across a million-year timescale 🦣🧬 The findings include the discovery and analysis of the oldest known woolly #mammoth in North America! 👉 academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...

Ancient DNA confirms Yersinia pestis caused the Justinian Plague—the first pandemic in history. Jerash’s Roman hippodrome became a mass grave, revealing a story that still resonates today. #Archaeology #AncientDNA #History #Pandemics

The Ghost of a Pandemic: Unearthing the Plague That Changed History

How ancient DNA from a forgotten Roman arena is rewriting the story of humanity’s first pandemic—and why its lessons still echo today.

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