We generated genome-wide and proteome data from eight individuals from four archaeological sites in the Middle Yellow River dating from the Middle Neo…
Illumina NovaSeq 6000、GeneMind SURFSeq 5000、Salus Evo 和 MGI DNBSEQ-G400 在古代 DNA 全基因组测序中的比较
Background: Ancient DNA (aDNA) research is one of the biological fields that has been transformed by the development of next-generation sequencing (NG…
This multidisciplinary study investigated an isolated La Tène period burial near the village of Aholming in southern Germany. The moderately well-pres…
Plague is among the most devastating diseases in human history1. However, early strains of the plague-causing bacterium Yersinia pestis lacked virulen…
Multiple osteochondromas (MO) is a rare bone disease with variable manifestations that make it difficult to distinguish from phenotypically similar di…
The Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE) witnessed extensive trans-Eurasian exchange along its northern frontier, yet the social mechanisms mediating this integr…
The nomadic cultures of the Iron Age played an important role in shaping the genetic and cultural landscape of Eurasian populations. Yet despite its k…
During the Iron Age (800–100 BCE), northeastern Iberia was shaped by interactions among local communities and Mediterranean societies. Iberian cultura…
The process of the European Atlantic expansion, in its search for new territories to dominate and exploit, was consolidated in the 15th century, with …
Archaeological, osteological and genetic evidence suggests that Neanderthals lived in small groups1,2; however, less is known about whether these grou…
Previous efforts to link Palaeolithic cultural records to specific populations through DNA analysis have focused on materials from archaeological floo…
The Altai region is a crossroads of the Asian steppes. However, the population history of the region remains understudied. We analyse ancient human ge…
Northern China has been a crucial region for interactions between agricultural and nomadic populations. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, no…
The Shatuo Turks played a pivotal role in late Tang and Five Dynasties China. However, similar to other Turkic groups, the genetic history and populat…
genomes of 30 individuals (all radiocarbon-dated to the range of c.4000-1300 BCE) from twelve sites in southwestern England and identified a sharp gen…
The Piasts were one of the royal dynasties that shaped the political structure of medieval Europe in the 10th century CE. Despite their importance, as…
The ancient Hungarians, “Madzsars”, established their control of the Carpathian Basin in the late ninth century and founded the Hungarian Kingdom arou…
The Black Death pandemic, combined with the antisemitic climate of 14th-century Europe, led to widespread violence against Jewish communities, includi…