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ISBA - Intl. Soc. for Biomolecular Archaeology @isbarchaeology.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Did you miss our Annual General Meeting in August? No worries, here are some highlights so you can catch up! 🏺🦴🧬

Title slide of the presentation given at the AGM, with the society name (International Society for Biomolecular Archaeology) and the date (August 31, 2026).

Eugenia D'Atanasio @eugeniadat.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🧬 New preprint! Was Grecìa Salentina genetically isolated because of its Greek language? Our data say no: strong genetic connectivity with Southern Italy, with recurrent links to the Greek and Byzantine worlds. 🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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LAYERED GENOMIC COMPOSITION AND LINGUISTIC CONTINUITY IN GRECÌA SALENTINA

Grecìa Salentina (GS) is the label assigned to a geographic area in Southern Italy where a Greek dialect has historically been spoken. The origins of this Greek-speaking community, whether dating from...

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

💰 Looking for funding opportunities? @sabiagini.bsky.social, our incoming co-chair, has got you covered #SMBE2026 @official-smbe.bsky.social

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

The wait is over. #SMBE2026 is officially ON! 🧬🎉 If you're around on Tuesday 30th, clear your 15:50–17:50 slot and come find us at our symposium. Good talks, good people, good vibes. We'll be waiting 🌈 @official-smbe.bsky.social

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Good morning #SMBE2026 ✨ 🚀 Tomorrow is the day! Our symposium is almost here and we can't wait to see you there 🎉 It's going to be an incredible day with amazing speakers, ideas and connections 🤝 See you tomorrow! 🌈 @official-smbe.bsky.social

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Centre for Palaeogenetics @cpgsthlm.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

We present DNAharvester 🎉🦴🚜🧬 A pipeline to process highly degraded ancient DNA data that integrates metagenomic filtering, competitive mapping, multiple alignment strategies, reference bias evaluation and much more. GitHub: github.com/NBISweden/DN... Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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bioRxiv Genomics @biorxiv-genomic.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

A segmental duplication-mediated deletion leads to neocentromere formation in orangutans www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…

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HAAM-community @haam-community.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

🆕 HAAM Summer School 2026 📅 June 1-5, 2026 📍 Online 💰 Free 🧑‍🔬🧑‍💻 For Students & ECR 🔓 Applications open until April 13, 2026! 🔗 Apply here: forms.gle/ckqTgQxnEENJ...

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Hannes Schroeder @bitesizedna.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

What happens when violence targets the future of a society? Our new paper in Nature Human Behaviour examines one of Europe’s largest prehistoric mass graves and finds evidence for selective violence directed against women and children in the Early Iron Age. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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A large mass grave from the Early Iron Age indicates selective violence towards women and children in the Carpathian Basin - Nature Human Behaviour

In this analysis of biomolecular and archaeological data from a ninth-century BCE mass grave in the Carpathian Basin, Fibiger et al. find evidence for the targeted killing of mostly unrelated women an...

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Carina Schlebusch @cschlebu.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Our new ancient DNA paper has just been published! We present 28 new genomes from southern Africa - several of them high-coverage whole genomes. Exciting to be moving towards population-level representation of ancient southern African genetic diversity! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Homo sapiens-specific evolution unveiled by ancient southern African genomes - Nature

The genomes of 28 ancient southern African individuals dated to between 10,200 and 150 years before present offer insights into the evolution of Homo sapiens.

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Kevin Daly @gingerhowley.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

The Animal #aDNA Research Community is looking for new members to its steering committee! If you are an ECR and interested in the field, we would love to have you on board. We particularly would value committee representation from outside of Europe. @aarc-community.bsky.social

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ICP2026 Stockholm @palaeogenomics.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

🦴🧬🦴🧬🦴 Abstract submission is now open for the 1st International Conference on Palaeogenomics! June 23–26 2026, in Stockholm. Join researchers from across the field for 4 days and >100 talks (+ poster sessions)! Submit abstracts here 👉 icp2026.palaeogenomics.org/abstracts/ Deadline: Nov 30th

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Eugenia D'Atanasio @eugeniadat.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Great work from a great researcher and friend! @bbonucci.bsky.social ❤️

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ISBA - Intl. Soc. for Biomolecular Archaeology @isbarchaeology.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

What a week! 🎉 Big thanks to @isba11.bsky.social for hosting an incredible ISBA conference — so well organized and full of great science.

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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

@fravasini.bsky.social @beniamino77.bsky.social @eugeniadat.bsky.social et al. leverage the genome of a new Roman Republic human individual, proposing a novel perspective for Eastern Mediterranean ancestry in the Imperial gene pool. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf149 #genome #evolution #humanevolution

Genetic clustering and ancestry components from newly reported and comparative ancient genomes reveal that the Eastern Mediterranean component was already present in Central Italy ~200 years before the onset of the Roman Empire, thus anticipating the genetic shift observed during the Imperial period.

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Eugenia D'Atanasio @eugeniadat.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Great imputation application on very low coverage data! Congrats @sabiagini.bsky.social! 🎉🎉🎉

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Simone Andrea Biagini 🏳️‍🌈 @sabiagini.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

📝 New research rewrites Roman genetic history: Eastern Mediterranean ancestry appeared 200 years before the Empire, likely via early East to West movements in the Late Republic through Southern Italy or Eastern ties @eugeniadat.bsky.social 🧬 #AcademicSky 👇 academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-...

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A new perspective on the arrival of the Eastern Mediterranean genetic influx in Central Italy before the onset of the Roman Empire

Abstract. Italian genetic history was profoundly shaped by the Romans. While the Iron Age Central Italian gene pool was comparable to that of other coeval

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Marco Capodiferro @marcocapo.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Turns out imputation of introgressed archaic regions in aDNA works really well — sometimes even better than for the rest of the genome. More on this (and other cool results) in our new preprint 👇 #aDNA #ArchaicIntrogression #imputation doi.org/10.1101/2025...

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Archaic ancestry inference in imputed ancient human genomes

When modern humans expanded from Africa into Eurasia, they interbred with archaic hominins such as Neanderthals and Denisovans. This groundbreaking discovery, made in part possible through the genomic...

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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

📢 Registration Now Open for SPAAM7! Join as for the pre-ISBA hybrid event, to be held on August 26th, 2025,in Turin, Italy 🇮🇹 Check out our preliminary program 🧬🦠 🔗 Register by the 30th of July using this link!! forms.gle/6jiHhCKFk3Qh... We look forward to seeing you (In person or via zoom)! 🔥🔥

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Biancamaria Bonucci @bbonucci.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Excited about microbes, ancient DNA, methods and meeting other fellow researchers?? Join us in Turin!! 🔥 #aDNA #metagenomics #SPAAM7

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Marco Capodiferro @marcocapo.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

ArchEvo project has been funded by @researchireland.ie Pathway at the Smurfit Institute of Genetics, @tcddublin.bsky.social to study #archaic-introgression in #aDNA💀! Thanks to my mentor Emilia Huerta-Sanchez, collaborators Flora Jay & Léo Planche and the PhD student Martina. We’re ready to start!🚀

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Greger Larson @gregerlarson.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Dogs? Dogs dogs dogs. South American dogs? Ancient South American dogs? Lots and lots of Ancient South American Dogs! Huge effort by so many great people! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

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HAAM-community @haam-community.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

⏰ - Less than 100 days until our first (virtual) HAAM-meeting during the @isbarchaeology.bsky.social symposium in Turin 🇮🇹 ✅ check out our website and feel free to submit your abstract for a flash talk at our meeting: tinyurl.com/haam-meeting... #aDNA #ISBA #conference #humanDNA #popgen

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First HAAM-Meeting · HAAM Community

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Eugenia D'Atanasio @eugeniadat.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Happy to be involved in this great study with fantastic collaborators and mentors! 🎊 #aDNA #popgen

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ISBA11 Turin @isba11.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

We are pleased to announce that the early bird registration deadline has been extended to May 7th! www.isba11.com/registration/ #archaeology #biomoleculararchaeology #ISBA11 #archaeologists @archaeobiomics.bsky.social @isbarchaeology.bsky.social

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ISBA11 Turin @isba11.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

The 11th International Symposium for Biomolecular Archaeology, hosted in Turin 26-29 August 2025, is organised by the ArchaeoBiomics team at the University of Turin and the Musei Reali #archaeology #biomoleculararchaeology #ISBA11 #UNITO #MRT @archaeobiomics.bsky.social @isbarchaeology.bsky.social

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ISBA11 Turin @isba11.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

The 11th International Symposium for Biomolecular Archaeology, hosted in Turin 26-29 August 2025, is organised at @unito by the following departments #ISBA11

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ISBA11 Turin @isba11.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

The 11th International Symposium for Biomolecular Archaeology, hosted in Turin 26-29 August 2025, is organised at @unito has the pleasure of having the following patronages #ISBA11

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Harald Ringbauer @hringbauer.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Check out our ancient DNA paper on the maritime Punic civilization! 🦴🧬🌊 We find that their Levantine Phoenician cultural ancestors contributed surprisingly little ancestry to Punic sites in the central and western Mediterranean! (1/4) doi.org/10.1038/s415... #aDNA #PopGen #Punic #Phoenician

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HAAM-community @haam-community.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

🧬 The First Annual HAAM Meeting is coming on August 26, 2025 in Turin🇮🇹 (and online)! ✨ Flash talks, career panel & community updates. 📅 Submit your abstract for a flash talk by June 15 📢 We're looking for volunteers to join the organizing team #HAAM #ISBA2025 @isbarchaeology.bsky.social

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Harald Ringbauer @hringbauer.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Our study analyzing the DNA of ~7ky-old Pastoralists from the "Green Sahara" is out! Who were these people, and how did herding spread into the region when the present-day desert was dotted with water bodies? 🧬🦴🏜️ (1/7) #PopGen #GreenSahara #aDNA www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Ancient DNA from the Green Sahara reveals ancestral North African lineage - Nature

Pastoralism spread through cultural diffusion into the Green Sahara, where an isolated, distinct North African ancestry persisted.

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HAAM-community @haam-community.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

🔍 Looking for research groups/institutes working with (ancient) human DNA. Check out our starter pack (continuously growing 🥜🌱🌿🌴) link: go.bsky.app/S53sS5N 👋 Want to be added? - DM us. #aDNA #humanPopGen #research

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HAAM-community @haam-community.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

🎶📣 Apply here for our summer school 2025: haam-community.github.io/haam-summer-... 📅 Application deadline: 17th of April #aDNA #HAAMsummerschool

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HAAM Summer School

The website for the HAAM Summer School

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HAAM-community @haam-community.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

🎶 📣 - Our #HAAMsummerschool is happening again! 📅 - Application open: 17th of March 🧑‍💻 Keep your eyes and ears open for coming updates! 🔗 - haam-community.github.io/projects/haa... #aDNA #PopGen #summerschool

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Carina Schlebusch @cschlebu.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Our new paper on local adaptation in Andean populations is out in HPGG! We identify genetic adaptations that help Andeans live in one of the world's most challenging environments. Please have a look :) "Human adaptation in the Andes Mountains" doi.org/10.47248/hpg...

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Human adaptation in the Andes Mountains

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Anthropology.net @anthropology.net · 06/02/2025

DNA analysis of the Picenes reveals genetic ties to Balkans & Italy, reflecting trade & migration. Roman expansion reshaped their ancestry, highlighting Italy’s early cosmopolitan history. #AncientDNA #Italy #IronAge #Picenes #PopulationGenetics

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The Genomic Legacy of the Picenes: Unraveling Italy’s Forgotten Civilization

Ancient DNA Sheds Light on the Mysterious People of Pre-Roman Italy

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Eugenia D'Atanasio @eugeniadat.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

More genome-wide data from Africa and more insights on the Green Sahara! Great!!! 😃🧬🏝️

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

🔹 SMBE 2025 IDEA Symposium 🔹 @official-smbe.bsky.social We invite abstract submissions for the #SMBE IDEA Symposium to share initiatives that foster a more inclusive and equitable community. 🚨 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝘂𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟭𝟱 🔗 Submit your abstract here! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ smbe2025.scimeeting.cn/en/web/index...

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Iosif Lazaridis @iosiflazaridis.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Our papers, out today in @nature.com, show how ancient DNA from the Eneolithic and Bronze Age steppe points to a North Pontic origin of the Indo-European language family and a Caucasus-Lower Volga (CLV) origin of Indo-Anatolian (inclusive of the now extinct Anatolian languages). 1/

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Sam Brown @drsambrown.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

My first post on here and it's for a JOB ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣 The University of Tübingen is seeking to find a post-doctoral researcher for a 3-year position, funded through the DFG (13 TV-L, 39,5 h/week). More info here: tinyurl.com/4xbdya5t #archaeology #palaeoproteomics #job #ZooMS

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Three-year position for a researcher in Archaeo- and Palaeoproteomics (m/f/d, E 13 TV-L, 39,5 h/week)

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Biancamaria Bonucci @bbonucci.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Ready for SPAAM7?! 😏🦠🔥

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Hannah Moots @mootspoints.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

#ISBA11 Abstract Deadline Extended! 🎊

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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

📢 Save the Date! We’re thrilled to announce SPAAM7 – a global gathering of experts in ancient DNA and metagenomes research! 🌍 📅 When: 26th August 2025 📍 Where: Turin, Italy 🇮🇹 (and Zoom) Stay tuned for more updates and registration details! #SPAAM7 #aDNA #aeDNA #sedaDNA #ancientmetagenomics

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Dilek Koptekin @dilekopter.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Check out our new paper! We studied reference bias in ancient genomes and proposed bamRefine, a new algorithm for PMD-correction. We showed that graph alignment + bamRefine is the most practical solution to mitigate bias, and we urge the community to publish raw data! doi.org/10.1186/s130...

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Pre-processing of paleogenomes: mitigating reference bias and postmortem damage in ancient genome data - Genome Biology

We investigate alternative strategies against reference bias and postmortem damage in low coverage paleogenomes. Compared to alignment to the linear reference genome, we show that masking known polymo...

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Eugenia D'Atanasio @eugeniadat.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Thanks @pikaia.eu.web.brid.gy for this interview! A nice opportunity to talk about Picenes, aDNA, Iron Age and Roman Empire. @fravasini.bsky.social @ Beniamino Trombetta

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