Ancient DNA retrieved from a finger bone in 2010 led to the identification of the #Denisovans . Check out our review Nature Reviews Genetics of what we learnt over the past decade about this now extinct human group: rdcu.be/dmq22

Our paper on the genomic history of the indigenous people of the Canary Islands, led by Javier Serrano, is out today in Nature Communications nature.com/articles/s4146…

Very happy to report that our paper titled 'Early contact between late farming and pastoralist societies in southeastern Europe' was published today in nature (doi.org/10.1038/s41586…). A massive effort from a gifted team led by Sandra Penske and Wolfgang Haak.

Finally! #Grambank is out!

Grambank is a new database that documents patterns of grammatical variation in over 2400 of the world’s languages.

All available here: grambank.clld.org

Press Release: mpg.de/20186271/0418-…

There are many things wrong with this paper, and especially the thread

- The San are living people, not our ancestors
- Educational attainment is related to more than genetics
- None of this has to do with Out of Africa
- Genetic diversity is becoming a code-word for African

'Netflix labels Ancient Apocalypse a docuseries. IMDB calls it a documentary. It’s neither. It’s an eight-part conspiracy theory that weaponises dramatic rhetoric against scholars.'

🍏 nf-core/eager 2.4.6 just released! 🍏
This patch release features:
🧬 Extra flexibility in configuring rescaling with mapDamage
🧬 Small bugfix when setting mapDamage2 rescale length
🧬 A fix to read group incompatibility when using MultiVCFAnalyser in some cases
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It was a pleasure to work with and learn from Jedidiah Carlson HennLab dana r al-hindi and nature in the processing of writing this commentary: nature.com/articles/d4158…. Thanks especially to Jedidiah Carlson for suggesting a lead photo centering the victims of hate crimes by white nationalists. 1/3

This Hawai‘i #Archaeology Week, we're thrilled to announce the new #openaccess Journal of Polynesian Archaeology and Research, a joint venture of the Easter Island Foundation and HawaiianArchaeology bit.ly/3DYOsYk

No The Nobel Prize winners were harmed in shooting this video.
Congratulations to Svante. Without his curiosity (and perhaps stubbornness) I - and many of us - would not have this wonderful job today!

Recommended! Academics often receive no training in reviewing. Here you can and also even as a very junior researcher, you can get reviewing experience in a top journal. I am very glad to have participated in this program in the past!

Gracias al apoyo de las científicas 🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏽 del Lab de Investigación Subgraduada URL de PUCPR ya estamos casi list@s para recibir a nuestros estudiantes el próximo lunes en el 1er taller de antropología molecular 💀🧬 en Ponce PR 🇵🇷🥳 ! #cienciaboricua #ancientdna #StemEducation

Come work with us! The Anthropology Dept of UCSD calls searches for a Tenure Track Latin American or Latinx/Chicanx Assistant Professor position in Anthropology or Archaeology focused on climate change and social/environmental justice. Share widely!
apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF03235

Our review on human history in South America is just out! Here we aim to create a comprehensive picture of the main events involved in the formation of contemporary South American indigenous populations. Many thanks to Marcos Castro e Silva, PhD 🇧🇷 and Tiago Ferraz!

scielo.br/j/gmb/a/SSGnGN…

nf-core/eager 2.4.5 just released!
This release features:
🧬 a substantial speed and memory optimisation when removing host-mapped reads, for cases where such data is sensitive.
🧬 consistent caching of endogenous DNA calculation when resuming pipeline execution.
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New postdoc job opportunity @MPI_SHH for anyone interested in applying biomarker analysis to archaeological and palaeoenvironmental sediments! 🌴🌱🌿🍃🌳🧪🧬

Abstract submission deadline IS VERY SOON! Aug. 1: tinyurl.com/SPAAM4Abs

Registration deadline Sept. 12: tinyurl.com/SPAAM4Reg

#SPAAM4

I am hiring a PhD student, 2 postdocs, and a RA to work with me on ancient metagenomics and the population history of the circum-Alpine region Globe Institute. If you’re interested do get in touch. For more info see alpgen.eu European Research Council (ERC) Horizon Europe🇪🇺

🚨Paper Alert 🚨 Our teams latest research on the legacy of human-environment interactions on the island of #Jamaica 🇯🇲🤚🏿🔥🤚🏽🌴🤚 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… National Geographic Society William Gosling Zachary J. M. Beier @CaribbeanEnv

Did you know about our coloring book 'Adventures in Archaeological Science'? It is available in 43 languages, from Buryad to Kiswahili to Quechua and we aim to reach 50 by the end of 2022. #openaccess and available for FREE DOWNLOAD at:
christinawarinner.com/outreach/child…