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Probing the zooarchaeological record across time and space for ancient pathogen DNA - Nature Communications
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1695+ words) From our screening dataset, 55 libraries (15%) produced high confidence bacterial hits that met our identification and authentication criteria (Fig. 4). 30 samples produced hits to only one bacterial species, while 25 samples produced hits to more than one species. No hits to eukaryotic parasites…...
Water Management in Ancient Civilizations
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (181+ words) Explore research topics across seven scientific disciplines. Search and discover topics from Applied sciences, Biological sciences, Chemistry, Earth & environmental sciences, Health sciences, Physical sciences, and Social sciences. View the latest institution rankings View the latest Country/territory rankings The Nature…...
Roman Empire's collapse created a genetic melting pot in Europe
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (226+ words) Genome evidence points to a slow blending of peoples — not a violent tide of invaders — that laid the foundations of modern Europe’s diverse ancestry. Genome evidence points to a slow blending of peoples — not a violent tide of invaders — that…...
Demography and life histories across the Roman frontier in Germany 400700 ce
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (1586+ words) The emergence of new political and social structures in Western and Central Europe during the transition from Antiquity to the Middle Ages has long been attributed to large-scale migrations. Yet emerging evidence increasingly emphasizes the role of small-group mobility in…...
Insights into human adaptation from ancient DNA - Nature Genetics
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (1742+ words) Nature Genetics (2026)Cite this article Dobzhansky, T. Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution. Am. Biol. Teach. 35, 125129 (1973). Barrett, R. D. H. & Hoekstra, H. E. Molecular spandrels: tests of adaptation at the genetic level. Nat. Rev. Genet. 12, 767780 (2011). Dobzhansky, T. Genetics and the Origin of…...
Digital analysis and research on the structural characteristics of Yuan'Ming'Qing meiping forms - npj Heritage Science
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (1654+ words) Therefore, the central question addressed is how to achieve a comparable Morphometric representation of the meiping vessel form through confidence interval analysis under a unified measurement protocol, and how to evaluate its discriminative performance and robustness through independent validation. Administrative…...
Studies on pottery bodies of Caoxieshan site during Majiabang-era and a preliminary exploration of tremolite - npj Heritage Science
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1702+ words) Although preliminary scientific analyses of Neolithic pottery have been attempted in some areas of Zhejiang province and Shanghai area11, 12, 13, these studies have not yet formed a systematic analytical framework. The systematization and in-depth study of pottery in the lower Yangtze River…...
A crystallographic approach to the orb of the New York Salvator Mundi - npj Heritage Science
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (1320+ words) a The painting attributed to Leonardo after restoration. b Detail of the transparent orb before restoration. Note three white spots and numerous speckles painted at the bottom and right side of the sphere. Automatic shape recognition and characterization of the…...
Spatial drivers of multi-type cultural heritage in the Taihu Basin and implications for integrated conservation - npj Heritage Science
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1660+ words) a Location of the Taihu Basin in China; b Position of the Taihu Basin within four administrative regions; c Spatial extent of the Taihu Basin. The voronoi diagram, also known as the Thiessen polygon, is commonly used to analyze the…...
Enhancing ancient human ruins classification with residual neural networks using visible near-infrared spectra - npj Heritage Science
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (1601+ words) 1. Guchengzhai; 2. Jing City; 3. Pingtao; 4. Wenmiao; 5. Chuangxinjie; 6. Dahecun; 7. Wangchenggang; 8. Xiaoshuangqiao; 9. Chuwan; 10. Laonainaimiao; 11. Shuiniuzhang; 12. Baliqiao; 13. Fenghuangshan; 14. Qingtai; 15. Han-Wei City; 16. Peiligang; 17. Xisulou; 18. Tawan; 19. Beiyangping; 20. Wudicun; 21. Xincun; 22. Shiyuan; 23. Dawangcun; 24. Niuji; 25. Qilipu; 26. Nanyaowan; 27. Qiushugou. Based on the regional characteristics of natural and cultural deposits, we…...