Ancient Rome: A genetic crossroads of Europe and the Mediterranean

ML Antonio, Z Gao, HM Moots, M Lucci, F Candilio… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Ancient Rome was the capital of an empire of~ 70 million inhabitants, but little is known
about the genetics of ancient Romans. Here we present 127 genomes from 29 …

[图书][B] The bioarchaeology of metabolic bone disease

MB Brickley, R Ives, S Mays - 2020 - books.google.com
The Bioarchaeology of Metabolic Bone Disease, Second Edition is a comprehensive source
dedicated to better understanding this group of conditions that have significant …

Gastrointestinal infection in Italy during the Roman Imperial and Longobard periods: A paleoparasitological analysis of sediment from skeletal remains and sewer …

ML Ledger, I Micarelli, D Ward, TL Prowse… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective This study aims to investigate parasitic infection in Italy during the Roman period
(27 BCE–476 CE) and subsequent Longobard (Lombard) period (6th–8th CE). Materials …

[HTML][HTML] Bioarchaeological and palaeogenomic portrait of two Pompeians that died during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD

G Scorrano, S Viva, T Pinotti, PF Fabbri, O Rickards… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
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' …

Reconstructing full and partial STR profiles from severely burned human remains using comparative ancient and forensic DNA extraction techniques

MV Emery, K Bolhofner, S Winingear, R Oldt… - Forensic Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Thermal degeneration of the DNA molecule presents a special challenge to medico-legal
investigations since low DNA yields, fragmented DNA molecules, and damaged nucleotide …

Mitogenomic diversity and stable isotopes provide insights into the maternal genetic history, mobility patterns, and diet of early medieval individuals from the Eastern …

V Coia, A Paladin, S Zingale, M Croze… - Archaeological and …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The Eastern Italian Alps (South Tyrol) is a connection area between continental Italy
and the northern Alps. Various local factors, such as the heterogeneous environment …

Whole mitochondrial genomes assembled from thermally altered forensic bones and teeth

MV Emery, K Bolhofner, S Ghafoor, S Winingear… - Forensic Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
The recovery and analysis of genetic material obtained from thermally altered human bones
and teeth are increasingly important to forensic investigations, especially in cases where soft …

Genetic kinship and admixture in Iron age Scytho-Siberians

L Mary, V Zvénigorosky, A Kovalev, A Gonzalez… - Human Genetics, 2019 - Springer
Scythians are known from written sources as horse-riding nomadic peoples who dominated
the Eurasian steppe throughout the Iron Age. However, their origins and the exact nature of …

Different in death: Different in life? Diet and mobility correlates of irregular burials in a Roman necropolis from Bologna (Northern Italy, 1st–4th century CE)

M Milella, C Gerling, T Doppler, T Kuhn… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The study of migration within the Roman Empire has been a focus of the bioarchaeological
and biogeochemical research during the last decade. The possible association of diet and …

Imperial Roman mobility and migration at Velia (1st to 2nd c. CE) in southern Italy

RJ Stark, MV Emery, H Schwarcz, A Sperduti… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mobility and human migration are seen as hallmarks of Roman society. With increasing
territorial expansion throughout the Mediterranean region during the Imperial Roman period …