In 1914, in Corropoli (Teramo), archaeologists uncovered a burial unlike any other.
A Neolithic woman and her dog, resting together for 7,000 years.
Not a myth — a bond written in bone.
#dogs #sighthounds #ancientDna #stem #booksky

✨🧬🏛️ Last weekend, I had the pleasure of presenting my #MSCA project SyedArcGen at #EuropeanResearchersNight, alongside the fantastic FELIX team! @felix-erc.bsky.social

A great evening of science, curious minds and a wonderful way to celebrate 30 years of #MSCA30! 🎉 #Archaeogenomics #AncientDNA

The oldest genome from the Americas is 12,800 years old, yet models fitted to it and later ones put the first lineage split near 21,000 years ago. What that does to White Sands and Cerutti. #Archaeology #AncientDNA #FirstAmericans www.anthropology.net/p/first-amer...

The Dog as a Global Psychopomp

Across almost every continent, ancient cultures independently linked the #dog to the #afterlife. This is not a local myth — it’s a recurring archetype revealed by #historiography, #iconography, and #zooarchaeology.
#stem #ancientdna #Booksky

The Dog as a Global Psychopomp

Across almost every continent, ancient cultures independently linked the #dog to the #afterlife. This is not a local myth — it’s a recurring archetype revealed by #historiography, #iconography, and #zooarchaeology.
#stem #ancientdna #bookstagram

Five thousand years ago, a dog was laid to rest beside a human at Real Alto, Ecuador. No wounds, no butchering — just a bond strong enough to cross millennia. Today, this ancient companion still watches us from the distant past.
#ancienthistory #ancientdna #dogs_of_world #valdivia #genetics #stem

Five thousand years ago, a dog was laid to rest beside a human at Real Alto, Ecuador. No wounds, no butchering — just a bond strong enough to cross millennia. Today, this ancient companion still watches us from the distant past.
#ancienthistory #ancientdna #dogs_of_world #valdivia #genetics #stem

New preprint out by PhD student @madshartmann.bsky.social 🥳

We present SCAR, the perfect tool for assessing the impact of #ancientDNA damage on analyses

Validation tests show how damage massively impacts heterozygosity estimates 😨

Check it out here
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Before the Inca, dogs were already in South America.The oldest remains? The Valdivia culture in Ecuador: 5,000 years ago. But how did dogs get there, and what did they represent? A thread that rewrites the history of our oldest companion. #dogs #stem #AncientHistory #ancientdna

Before the Inca, dogs were already in South America.The oldest remains? The Valdivia culture in Ecuador: 5,000 years ago. But how did dogs get there, and what did they represent? A thread that rewrites the history of our oldest companion. #dogs #stem #AncientHistory #ancientdna

When we see a #Poodle, we think of a salon / companion #dog. But its story begins in the water.
For centuries, in Europe its ancestors were #dogs used to hunt and retrieve waterfowl.
The Poodle was shaped by mud, marshes, and hard work.
#ancientdna #history #genetics
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When we see a #Poodle, we think of a salon / companion #dog. But its story begins in the water.
For centuries, in Europe its ancestors were #dogs used to hunt and retrieve waterfowl.
The Poodle was shaped by mud, marshes, and hard work.
#ancientdna #history #genetics
Images ai generated

Discover how ancient sheep pox genomes hidden in medieval parchment and Bronze Age teeth reveal the 3,700-year evolutionary history of this livestock virus.

#SheepPox #AncientDNA #MedievalManuscripts #BronzeAge #Genomics #Capripoxvirus

Pretty impressive work, recovering ancient human DNA from samples associated with cave art on walls in caves in Portugal. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-74234-2
#archaeology #ancientDNA #aDNA #genetics #genomics

On the island of Crete, ancient hounds (Kritikos Lagonikos) still roam—witnesses to myth: Minos, the Minotaur, Ariadne, Perseus, Icarus and Daedalus. Timeless dogs, bearers of enduring beauty. #dogs #AncientDogs #Crete #Mythology #History #ancientdna

On the island of Crete, ancient hounds (Kritikos Lagonikos) still roam—witnesses to myth: Minos, the Minotaur, Ariadne, Perseus, Icarus and Daedalus. Timeless dogs, bearers of enduring beauty. #dogs #AncientDogs #Crete #Mythology #History #ancientdna

People say mixed‑breed dogs live longer than purebreds.
Global data shows a different picture: over 70% of the world’s dogs are free‑roaming, no breed and their lifespan is only 1–4 years.
Longevity depends on living conditions, not on “breed vs. mix. #dogs #ancientdna #genetics #history

People say mixed‑breed dogs live longer than purebreds.
Global data shows a different picture: over 70% of the world’s dogs are free‑roaming, no breed and their lifespan is only 1–4 years.
Longevity depends on living conditions, not on “breed vs. mix. #dogs #ancientdna #genetics #history

The world's oldest dog has no pedigree.
There is a paradox hardly anyone addresses: "breed" is a recent concept, and the mixed-breed dog—which isn't a breed at all—is perhaps the closest thing to the original #dog. #ancientdna #newbook #genetics #ancienthistory #stem

The world's oldest dog has no pedigree.
There is a paradox hardly anyone addresses: "breed" is a recent concept, and the mixed-breed dog—which isn't a breed at all—is perhaps the closest thing to the original #dog. #ancientdna #newbook #genetics #ancienthistory #stem