The maritime expansion of Scandinavian populations during the Viking Age (about ad 750–1050)
was a far-flung transformation in world history 1, 2. Here we sequenced the genomes …

Western Eurasia witnessed several large-scale human migrations during the Holocene 1 , 2
, 3 , 4 – 5 . Here, to investigate the cross-continental effects of these migrations, we shotgun-…

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neuro-inflammatory and neurodegenerative disease that is most
prevalent in Northern Europe. Although it is known that inherited risk for MS is located within …

The Holocene (beginning around 12,000 years ago) encompassed some of the most significant
changes in human evolution, with far-reaching consequences for the dietary, physical …

The transitions from foraging to farming and later to pastoralism in Stone Age Eurasia (c. 11-3
thousand years before present, BP) represent some of the most dramatic lifestyle changes …

Stable isotope analysis in the reconstruction of human palaeodiets can yield clues to early
human subsistence strategies, origins and history of farming and pastoralist societies, and …

Background During the early 3rd millennium BCE migration from Pontic Steppe, mainly
related to Yamnaya culture, has affected European populations both culturally and genetically, …

The archaeological site of Pompeii is one of the 54 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Italy,
thanks to its uniqueness: the town was completely destroyed and buried by a Vesuvius’ …

A multidisciplinary approach, combining stable isotope analysis from bone proteins and
investigations on dental calculus using DNA analysis, light microscopy, and gas …

The present research, an integrative study combining archeology, skeletal biology, and
molecular anthropology, deals with skeletal remains recovered in Mora Cavorso Cave (Jenne, …