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Southwest Asian founder- and other crops at Neolithic sites in Serbia

open access: yesБългарско е-Списание за Археология, 2014
The paper presents the range of crops documented at Neolithic sites in the territory of Serbia and discusses the differences between early and late Neolithic crop spectra. The approximate timing of arrival to the region of the founder- and other crops is
Dragana Filipović
doaj  

Absolute dating of the European Neolithic using the 5259 BC rapid 14C excursion

open access: yesNature Communications
Abrupt radiocarbon (14C) excursions, or Miyake events, in sequences of radiocarbon measurements from calendar-dated tree-rings provide opportunities to assign absolute calendar dates to undated wood samples from contexts across history and prehistory ...
Andrej Maczkowski   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Insights Into the Origin and Local Adaptation Evolution of the Cultivated Sesame With Telomere‐to‐Telomere High‐Quality Genome

open access: yesPlant Biotechnology Journal, Volume 24, Issue 10, Page 5372-5391, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Sesame (Sesamum indicum L., 2n = 26) is one of the oldest oilseed crops and is often called the ‘queen of oilseeds’ due to its high content of unsaturated fatty acids and natural antioxidants. Despite its long history, the origin and global spread of cultivated sesame remain unresolved.
Weifei Yang   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Oral Microbiome of King Richard III of England

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 191, Issue 1, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives Metagenomic investigations of ancient dental calculus provide insights into oral health, disease, and diet. Here, we analyze the dental calculus metagenome of King Richard III of England (1452–1485). Materials and Methods Dental calculus DNA was extracted from three teeth of King Richard III and shotgun sequenced to a depth of ...
Irina M. Velsko   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ancient DNA Reveals Limited Hunter‐Gatherer Ancestry in the Cerny Culture (Middle Neolithic, France) Despite Hunting‐Associated Practices

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 191, Issue 1, September 2026.
ABSTRACT The arrival of the Neolithic way of life in Europe is associated with the migration of Anatolian farmers and their admixture with local hunter‐gatherers. In the Paris Basin (Northern France), the Middle Neolithic Cerny culture (4700–4300 bce) combines agricultural practices with funerary items linked to hunting, suggesting a particular ...
Juliette Sauvage   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Some New Information on the Ethnic and Cultural Processes in the Neolithic Upper Volga Region

open access: yesАрхеология евразийских степей
This article was prepared in connection with Aleksander Alekseyevich Vybornov’s jubilee and is dedicated to the history of the Upper Volga region population during the Neolithic Age.
Yuri B. Tsetlin
doaj   +1 more source

The Dentition of the Aurignacian Mandible Les Rois 2, France: New Data and Taxonomic Reassessment

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 191, Issue 1, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective This study provides new dental phenotypic data on the Aurignacian mandible Les Rois 2 (southwestern France). A former study of its dental morphology concluded that its taxonomic assignment to either Homo sapiens or Homo neanderthalensis was “uncertain” and could reflect a recent Neanderthal ancestry of this specimen.
Jérôme Isle de Beauchaine   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lifestyle Impacts the Oral Microbiome of Classical and Post‐Classical Societies in Italy

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 191, Issue 1, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives The fall of the Roman Empire (476 CE) profoundly affected the lives of its peoples due to the political, administrative, and territorial changes that occurred. The majority of written records of the time focus on the social élite, leaving larger parts of the population understudied.
Martina Farese   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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