💥New from me in @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social “Monuments, museums, and cultural institutions were often created in the image of “militarist realism”—presenting colonialism as eternal. Undoing this legacy is not erasing the past but combating a pernicious ideology” jacobin.com/2025/11/brit...

Our paper on imputation of ancient goat genomes is now available at GBE - congratulations to @jolijnerven.bsky.social #aDNA

Exciting new study led by @ekerdoncuff.bsky.social and @meaghanmarohn.bsky.social on the evolution of Lactase Persistence in South Asia. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Meet our plenary speakers 💁‍♂️ CHRISTINA WARINNER (@harvard.edu) @christinawarinner.bsky.social investigates ancient microbiomes to reveal insights into the diets and health of past human populations. Conference info 👉 icp2026.palaeogenomics.org ⚠️ Abstract submission open! (deadline 30th Nov) ⚠️

I’m really excited to be hosting @evoroseman.bsky.social for a 1 hour online workshop for the Biomolecular Humanities group on December 10th (8am to 9am PST : 11am to 12pm EST : 5pm to 6pm CET) on the intersection of evolutionary theory, demography and race/ancestry!

New study on lactase persistence in South Asia uses ancient and modern genomes to explore how culture and genetics shaped its evolution history 🥛

Why do complex traits differ in their genetic architecture? In our new PLOS Biology paper, we will try to convince you that two simple scaling laws drive differences in the number, effect sizes and frequencies of causal variants affecting complex traits. Thread: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

How do GWAS and rare variant burden tests rank gene signals? In new work @nature.com with @hakha.bsky.social, @jkpritch.bsky.social, and our wonderful coauthors we find that the key factors are what we call Specificity, Length, and Luck! 🧬🧪🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Excited to share our latest work on the factors that determine what genes we find (and don't find!) in GWAS and burden tests. We describe a critical concept that we call *specificity*. Led by Jeff Spence and Hakhamanesh Mostafavi:

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How time, climate, and storage shape DNA survival in herbarium specimens - and why plants from the tropics face tougher odds 🌿🧬 #AncientDNA www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Where my love of mosaics began! I was lucky enough to work at Chedworth Roman Villa, shortly after they were excavated - We stabilized loose tesserae using reversible materials so these 1,500-year-old floors can keep telling their story. #MosaicMonday mootspoints.blogspot.com/2025/02/mosa...

Looking down on the elegant mosaic in the west wing corridor of Chedworth Roman villa for #MosaicMonday

✨Thrilled to share that the first chapter of my Ph.D. thesis is NOW OUT in Science Advances! ✨🥳🎉 🧬. This couldn't have been possible without the support of everyone involved @genscapelab.bsky.social, @nirajrai.bsky.social, ‪@cdelafc.bsky.social‬, @jaurban2204.bsky.social, @mootspoints.bsky.social

1/n Delighted to share our newly published work in Science Advances, investigating human genetic histories at the northern frontier of the Himalayas 🧬🏔️: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

In case you missed it, catch the Question of Science podcast on ancient DNA on your favorite platform. We cover why ancient DNA studies can make a difference not only to understanding history, but also health and disease.

Once again urging archaeologists to critically assess the AI push into archaeology. There is a huge swath of problematic ethical issues that come with the AI tech & tech lords & we don't have to make it easier for them to insert themselves in archaeology by welcoming them in. Don't be complicit. 🏺

A new high-coverage #Denisovan genome, chock-full of fascinating new information. Must-read study by @stephanepeyregne.bsky.social @janetk.bsky.social and colleagues On @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social: 🧪🧬 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Measurement underpins all science. Yet, in microbiome studies, subtle differences in lab protocols can profoundly alter results. In our new study, we compare DNA extraction and library prep methods to assess their impact on ancient oral microbiome recovery. Our results show that no single approach

Friends, please share the attached CfP widely and consider submission: "Climate, landscape and human impact in Italy during the Etruscan period" (Pisa, May 25-27, 2026). Deadline for submissions is February 13, 2026, more info here: etrusco.dst.unipi.it

Excellent aDNA and matrilocality paper in the @tracconference.bsky.social #Archaeology #AncientBluesky ⚱️🦋

aDNA session starts now in @tracconference.bsky.social #Archaeology #AncientBluesky ⚱️🦋

I am so proud of @spasqualetti.bsky.social and this BioRxiv paper! I have to prep for class, but later today I'll highlight some of her findings about a stickleback gut isolate that can degrade plastic and other microbes that inhibit it's ability. 🦠🔬 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

MSc by Res opportunity - developing behavioural indicators to inform killer whale conservation with @exeter.ac.uk @whaleresearch.bsky.social @seadocsociety.bsky.social People from underrepresented groups in marine science encouraged to apply. Deadline 19Dec www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

So pleased to launch the CfP for the III Colloquium on Late Medieval and Early Modern Cities!! Looking forward to your paper proposals 🤗🥳 Deadline 31 Jan 2026 @ebenbow.bsky.social @emmaolson5.bsky.social #medievalsky #skystorians #medieval #cfp #earlymodern #history #urbanstudies #callforpapers

Our first session, 'What do the monuments stand for? The materiality of Roman architecture', is in full swing! www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/onl...

In a new paper led by Jiaqi Yang we trace the distribution of Denisovan introgressed DNA in ancient modern human genomes over time. www.cell.com/current-biol...

Our fifth session at TRAC-TiDA 2025 looks at integrating the study of ancient DNA with archaeological theory and practice, in an interdisciplinary dive into one of the most fascinating and challenging topics facing our discipline today. www.trac.org.uk/trac-tida-20...

#MosaicMonday - A lovely example of Egyptian mosaic glass inlay, showing a striding Apis Bull: ca. Late 1st Century BC. Exact duplicates are known in other collections, suggesting they may be cut from the same rod. #Archaeology 🏺 Image: Miho Museum (H-3.5). Link - miho.jp/booth/html/a...

This week on my Patreon I wrote about how different people see spaces differently, and how we map that. And I show off the maps that I did for Nicholas Trepanier's recent book on medieval Anatolia! The post is free and public, so give it a read! www.patreon.com/posts/it-ain...

The programme for TRAC-TiDA 2025 is now available for any and all to view! See you on the 22nd! www.trac.org.uk/trac-tida-20...

Very excited that the first chapter of my PhD is now published! 🧬 We analysed ancient DNA and biomarkers directly from artefacts, showing how birch tar provides insights into past societies, technology, resources, and health. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Standing 350 feet tall, the Lighthouse of Alexandria was perhaps the most functional of the Seven Wonders of the World. Archaeologists have now mapped more than 5,000 blocks of its ruins! archaeology.org/issues/november-december-2025/collection/lighthouse-of-alexandria/secrets-of-the-seven-wonders/

I’ll be attending #ASHG25! I’m currently hiring for (i) a Senior Research Scientist or (ii) a Postdoc position in my lab. If you’re interested, please reach out to arrange a time to meet and discuss.

We're excited to be recruiting an NIH funded postdoc to work in the Coop lab at UC Davis. We're specifically interested in candidates who are want to work at the intersection of human genetics, GWAS, and population genetics modeling. Please RT

Out today via @natgenet.nature.com, the first federally funded #Tribal #data repository, a revolutionary approach to data management and applied/operationalization of IDSov @d4itdr.bsky.social. Also, if you are at #ASHG25, come see us this morning in 205ABC www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I'm recruiting a postdoc for my group (based in beautiful Eugene, OR). Please get in touch if you're interested, esp if you'd like to chat at #ASHG25!

“More than half of the work done by women in the period between the 16th and 18th centuries took place outside of the home, and around half of all housework and three-quarters of care work was conducted professionally for other households” [England] phys.org/news/2025-10...

A new #OpenAccess resource for teaching world/global history is almost ready. The module "The Black Death: The Medieval Plague Pandemic through the Eyes of Ibn Battuta," is in final editing & should be "live" by the beginning of September. A preview here: www.arc-humanities.org/blog/2025/07...

Marble from the island of Naxos was used for some of the most beautiful monuments from the ancient Greek world–but how were huge blocks like these quarried 2,500 years ago? Check out our new paper in @antiquity.ac.uk at bit.ly/4h9AVik to learn how we're developing new ways to study old quarries 🏺🇬🇷

I can’t think of a better reason to finally join Bluesky - my first first-authored paper is out! It being published in @science.org is surreal. This was a community effort in every sense, led by an incredible team with @rosvall-lab.bsky.social @mathcancer.bsky.social @juncowren.bsky.social

Turns out #hippos 🦛 lived in Europe much more recently than we thought! Fossil & genetic evidence from Germany shows they roamed 50,000–31,000 years ago, right in the middle of the last #iceage 🥶🌨️ Same species as today’s African hippos, thriving during warmer periods. 🦣🧪🧬

PhD-opening in our ancient genomics lab this year, apply below! We work on: 1. Genetic history integrated with archaeology and history 2. Natural selection and trait genetics 3. Evolutionary genomics of dogs and wolves 4. Ancient pathogen genomics 5. Hominin evolution and ancient proteomics

Excited to preprint our latest work (w/ Drew DeHaas, Zhibai Jia, Leo Speidel) on using ARGs for demographic inference. w/ applications using data from 1000 Genomes Project. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Me (to The Internet, everybody listening, or just looking my way for more than 5 sec): „Look what we did!“ I received the prints of our #RepresentationMatters publication yesterday evening. It’s not only a collection of papers on the way we reproduce and communicate our knowledge towards audience.

A rare Iron Age textile from Loch Tay preserved for thousands of years & thought to be the earliest of its kind - Scottish Crannog Centre - 📷 ©A. Palyvos. Textile-making tools found at Trimontium 📷 ©NMS & TrimontiumTrust. This weekend don't miss our Iron Age Textiles Workshop! zurl.co/AntJr

Our method, GENome EXogenous (GENEX) sequence detection, for identifying microbial-like regions in eukaryotic reference genomes is online in GigaScience track.smtpsendmail.com/9032119/c?p=...

New interdisciplinary study from @cam-archaeology.bsky.social finds surprising continuity in daily life after the Black Death. Using osteology, isotopes, and genetics, they examine health, diet and everyday lived experiences within medieval Cambridge. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Congrats to Arianna and co. for a fab paper! Posth lab animal aDNA crew going strong 😋 Some nice damage correction software for non-UDG treated samples is also presented here- which I have had the pleasure of using in my thesis 🤩🧬🐎