Nowadays, the coexistence between humans and domestic animals (especially dogs and
cats) has become a common scenario of daily life. Consequently, during a forensic …

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been used for decades as a predominant tool in population
genetics and as a valuable addition to forensic genetic research, owing to its unique …

The high number of matching haplotypes of the most common mitochondrial (mt) DNA
lineages are considered to be the greatest limitation for forensic applications. This study …

Lipizzan is a famous horse breed dating back to 1580 when the original stud of Lipica was
established by the Hasburg Archduke Charles II. Currently, the Italian State Stud of Lipizzan …

Sicily is one of the main islands of the Mediterranean Sea, and it is characterized by a
variety of archaeological records, material culture and traditions, reflecting the history of …

This chapter demonstrates the significance of the Vedic Ages (Early, Middle and Late) in
laying the foundation of religion, culture and language in the Indian sub-continent. In …

Present-day Ukraine has been a crossroads of peoples and cultures since the Paleolithic,
due to its strategic location on the northern shore of the Black Sea, between Eastern Europe …

Very little research has attempted to rigorously examine the subject of shamanism in the
field of disaster management. The present work aims to compare how Outer Mongolians …

Sicily is the largest island of the Mediterranean Sea, and it is widely known for its key role as
a crossroad for human colonization from the early Holocene to the Middle Age. Indirect …

The genomic histories of human populations have been recently enriched by modern and
ancient DNA data. The new field of archaeogenomics, which aims at a parallel analysis of …