Here's the amazing lineup of speakers for our upcoming virtual conference. There’s still time to register and join us online. We look forward to seeing you there! forms.gle/Kse1kPYnpsVg...

Thanks to KAW @kawresearch.bsky.social for their support and this very nice feature on our research!

Only ONE WEEK left to register for #ICP2026sthlm 👀 Deadline: 8th May Join us for an amazing week full of talks and networking on all things ancient DNA! Check the FULL conference program 👉 icp2026.palaeogenomics.org/wp-content/u... Register here 👉 icp2026.palaeogenomics.org/registration/

The 11th International Conference on Bantu Languages will take place from August 18 to 21, 2026, on-campus and online. These are the Keynote speakers. Early-bird rates are available until May 1. You can register here: event.ugent.be/registration... +Info: bantugent.ugent.be/bantu11

@elpais.com - Ciencia: "Un cementerio musulmán muestra el mestizaje en tiempos de Al-Andalus. El análisis genético de los enterrados en una maqbara de Ibiza desvela que la mayoría tenían ancestros tanto europeos como norteafricanos." elpais.com/ciencia/2026...

Genomic analysis of Peruvians populations reveals how admixture and recent migrations shaped genetic diversity, fine-scale structure, and sex-biased ancestry in the context of urban areas. @vicbp1.bsky.social @genomescience.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Did humans cause the Quaternary megafauna extinction? @hannahritchie.bsky.social ourworldindata.org/quaternary-m...

#GlobalMiddleAges #MedievalSky #aDNA Paleogenomic study on Islamic Ibiza. 2 individuals suggest Sub-Saharan origins (Senegambia & southern Chad), "providing direct evidence of trans-Saharan connections via military & slave networks." #OpenAccess www.nature.com/articles/s41...

"The Cemetery at the Edge of the Islamic World" www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX1u... Evolutionary Insights by Anthropology net Podcast

Their results also reveal direct genetic links to Senegambia and southern Chad, showing that medieval Ibiza was connected to wider trans-Saharan networks. These data match historical sources describing Almoravid movements, military recruitment, and slave and trade networks across the Sahara.

Study shows the hominid population of Sima de los Huesos had a varied diet phys.org/news/2026-01...

New paper alert 🚨 Researchers at #CPGStlhm have analyzed ancient genomes from an Islamic cemetery in Ibiza (950–1150 CE) 🏖️ They found a highly diverse community with ancestry from Europe and North Africa! The paper was published in @natcomms.nature.com OA link www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The Denisovan Mosaic: Hybridizations, Superarchaic Ancestors, and Echoes in Today's Humans – Nutcracker Man @robertosaezm.bsky.social nutcrackerman.com/2025/11/04/e...

Looking forward to this!

📢 Our aDNA study has been published today in @natcomms.nature.com! A great collaboration with Ricardo Rodríguez, Anders Götherström, Carina Schlebusch & team. 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘐𝘣𝘪𝘻𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘥. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Earliest evidence of smoke-dried mummification: More than 10,000 years ago in southern China and Southeast Asia | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....

Great to work with Michael Thame on this ScienceVega issue highlighting women in STEM! edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader...

We are very excited to host a SMBE satellite meeting about gene-culture co-evolution in Cagliari, Sardinia, Sept 2026! Abstract submission is OPEN! stay tuned for more info and help us spread the news! 🦩 🏖️ 🧬 😎

I'm so pleased and honoured to be one of the Keynote speakers at the 11𝙩𝙝 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝘽𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙪 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙨 (𝘽𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙪11). This event will be hosted at Ghent University in Belgium this August. + Info: www.bantugent.ugent.be/bantu11

Genetics and culture are deeply intertwined. Does your field have something to say about this vast topic? Wanna learn more about the latest research on this? Join us for this SMBE satellite meeting in Sardinia! Travel grants are available! More info here: sites.google.com/view/gene-cu...

My next Webinar is in just one week! Title: 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙘 𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖 𝙥𝙤𝙥𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 Organised by the Human Palaeosystems at the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology. Free Zoom Registration --> www.gea.mpg.de/201476/cross...

Recent Fossil Discoveries at Drimolen Cave, South Africa - David Strait @brianapobiner.bsky.social youtu.be/IXeJRKsaUtk?...

New preprint! with @a-solernunez.bsky.social Rethinking a textbook example of human adaptation "AMY1 copy number evolution in light of demographic history" Once population structure is accounted for, the classic starch–agriculture narrative becomes much less clear www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Early hominins from Morocco basal to the Homo sapiens lineage www.nature.com/articles/s41...

CARTA: Archaic Introgression Reveals Human Dispersals with Janet Kelso @janetk.bsky.social youtu.be/izOaYzMoMA4?...

New #preprint: #Ancient #tree-topologies and #gene-flow processes among #human lineages in #Africa #humanpast #genetics www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Slim 5 can now simulate genomes with multiple chromosomes like autosomes, sex chromosomes, mitochondria and chloroplast dna academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...

🙋🏽‍♂️ I'll be there.

🚨 6th HAAM-RADIO Webinar 🌍 African Population Demography and Social Organizations of the Past 🗓️ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 Register here: 👉 forms.gle/FuBTTX4wreW4... #AncientDNA #HumanGenetics #AfricanHistory #HAAM #Webinar @abinstitute.bsky.social @cesarforteslima.bsky.social @hildegunnink.bsky.social

We are looking forward to welcoming Irene Gallego Romero @ee-reh-neh.bsky.social to Vienna next week for the last #HEASSeminar of 2025. More information and registration on our website 🔗👇 www.heas.at/events/heas-...

Great press coverage by @elsabebrits.bsky.social on our recent publication. Thank you!

Our new ancient DNA paper has just been published! We present 28 new genomes from southern Africa - several of them high-coverage whole genomes. Exciting to be moving towards population-level representation of ancient southern African genetic diversity! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I taught (and co-taught) a course on human population genetics from 2000-2024. Having retired, I'm now making all the course materials public: github.com/alanrogers/p... #popgen #evbio

Paper out now: A curated dataset of the great ape genome diversity! rdcu.be/eQLCi

We are looking forward to welcoming Maria Avila Arcos @paleogenomics.bsky.social to #HEASVienna for a #HEASSeminar in #AncientGenomics next Monday at the later than normal time of 11:45 CET. @peregx9.bsky.social Registration for online and in-person participation in on our website 👇🔗

To celebrate the publication of the paper about GHIST 2024, the 2025 Genomic History Inference Strategies Tournament has been extended to December 1st, 2025. Read about the 2024 competition in Molecular Biology and Evolution: doi.org/10.1093/molb... And join the 2025 competition at ghist.bio!

Starting the Third Plenary session #ASHG25 with Lingbin Ni from the Eichler Lab at University of Washington presenting Haplotype-resolved chromatin differences and structural variation using 177 Human Pangenome Reference Consortium samples finding haplotype-specific HiC contacts.

So happy after presenting my poster at #ASHG2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. New insights and wonderful questions about key demographic events that have re-shaped the genomic and cultural landscape in Africa. Kudos to my great collaborators and mentors. 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

Thrilled to share our study sequencing genetic data from tropical mammoths 🏝️🦣. First DNA recovered from Columbian mammoths southern than USA shorturl.at/xjIvy. Thanks to all collaborators, you were key to this success! See below a fantastic note covering the paper by the great @rpocisv.bsky.social 👇

I'll join a panel discussion next week at Johns Hopkins University to discuss with researchers and medical residents about "Latinx genetic identity and health". Tuesday, August 26th, 5:30 to 7:30 PM. If you want to join us, here is the FREE registration --> www.eventbrite.com/e/salud-y-ex...

The @scilifelab.se ancient DNA unit is looking for an bioinformatician placed at Uppsala University. This is a great way to be part of diverse #aDNA research projects as a staff scientist with permanent (!!) employment: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

Meet our newest editorial board member for Genetics & Development: Cesar Fortes-Lima 🧬! Bringing expertise in genomics, biological anthropology, evolutionary biology, and bioinformatics. Welcome aboard!

New postdoc opening in our lab: crick.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job... Don't hesitate to send in your details or contact me if interested!

I wrote about how we must stand and fight against the threat of eugenics. Fueled by white nationalism and scientific racism, these beliefs are factually wrong and ethically abhorrent. This fight includes supporting efforts to diversify our workforce & science. To stop now would be a deep betrayal.

A big congrats to Imke Lankheet + co-authors for this new publication on genetic ancestry in the South African Coloured population. We reveal fine-scale regional differences in SAC, shaped by complex history and social factors @schlebuschgroup.bsky.social bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

I'm thrilled to announce that our featured article, "Herders from the Green Sahara", was published in the 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵 magazine. Another great collaboration with Viktor Černý and Carina Schlebusch. Free access here: livejohnshopkins-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/person...

Thrilled to announce that Routledge has published our book chapter in #OpenAccess. This chapter is part of an outstanding 740-page book that examines the early events of the Bantu expansion in Africa using multidisciplinary perspectives, including genetics. www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...

Cesar Fortes-Lima Fascinating talk exploring the demographic history of Sub-Saharan Africa's Bantu populations using genetic data from 14 countries. Generated datasets are vital to investigating the trans-Atlantic slave trade. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #HumanEvo25

Thanks @liigh-unam.bsky.social once again for organising this lecture and for the invitation. Special kudos to @paleogenomics.bsky.social for making this possible. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

New paper and ginormous effort from the Schlebusch lab!!! Cesar Fortes-Lima, Concetta Burgarella, Rickard Hammarén et al. analyzed thousands of modern and ancient samples across Africa to study "The genetic legacy of the expansion of Bantu-speaking peoples in Africa" 🧪