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

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🧬 Genes, Ancestry, Immunity: Insights from local ancestry inference leveraging aDNA and biobank sources - Dr. Daniel Lawson

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#Paleogenomics #Bioinformatics #AncientDNA #PopulationGenetics

FYI: Ancient DNA shows domesticated grapevines reached southern Iberia by 1000 BC #AncientDNA #Grapevines #Iberia #IronAge #WineHistory

The Molossus of Epirus — Myth vs Reality

The Molossus of Epirus is one of the most cited dogs in ancient literature — yet also one of the most misunderstood. Between myth, modern marketing, and misread sources, its real identity has been blurred. #dog #ancientDna #history #Greece #lgds #stem

The Molossus of Epirus — Myth vs Reality

The Molossus of Epirus is one of the most cited dogs in ancient literature — yet also one of the most misunderstood. Between myth, modern marketing, and misread sources, its real identity has been blurred. #dog #ancientDna #history #Greece #lgds #stem

Great paper by Mullin et al. in MBE on the genomic consequences of long-term population decline in a bumblebee. doi.org/10.1093/molb...

#museomics #ancientdna

Ancient smallpox DNA from Chile provides insights into virus's arrival in the Americas and evolution

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#smallpox #ancientdna #virusevolution

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Ancient DNA shows domesticated grapevines reached southern Iberia by 1000 BC #AncientDNA #Grapevines #Iberia #WineHistory #Archaeology

Until recently, #China promoted the idea that all #dogs on Earth originated in the region south of the Yangtze River.
However, no remains of the #wolf (Canis lupus) —the dog’s ancestor—were ever found in those territories. #ancientdna #genetics #book

Until recently, #China promoted the idea that all #dogs on Earth originated in the region south of the Yangtze River.
However, no remains of the #wolf (Canis lupus) —the dog’s ancestor—were ever found in those territories. #ancientdna #genetics #book

Ethnic groups, nations, or populations are defined by shared culture, language, or identity, not by genetically homogeneousness.

Ethnicity ≠ genes

Ethnicity is a social construct.
Ethnicity is dynamic.
Ethnicity is messy.

#AncientDNA #Archaeogenetics #archaeology

A grape seed from a 10th-century moat in Valencia came from a child of Heben, a vine still grown in Logroño. Ancient DNA puts some Iberian wine grapes 2 or 3 generations from Iron Age vines. #AncientDNA #Archaeology #Wine www.anthropology.net/p/ancient-dn...

Ancient DNA from 34 burials shows coastal and inland Finns were one people around 1250. Swedish migration later reshaped the coast, while Häme kept nearly 1,000 years of continuity. #AncientDNA #Finland #Archaeogenetics www.anthropology.net/p/ancient-dn...