Carina and Mattias were involved in a commentary article in the South African Journal of Science describing the scientific merits of the genome of a ancient boy from South Africa.
Ancient human DNA: How sequencing the genome of a boy from Ballito Bay changed human history
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- Genomic ancestry and social dynamics of the last hunter-gatherers of Atlantic FranceA new article on exogamic practices of hunter-gatherers was published in PNAS, Anthropology. Significance Since the early Holocene, western and central Europe was inhabited by a genetically distinct group of hunter-gatherers. We generated different types of biomolecular data, including deep coverage complete genome sequencing, from human skeletal remains buried in the iconic sites of Téviec… Read more: Genomic ancestry and social dynamics of the last hunter-gatherers of Atlantic France
- Genetic continuity, isolation, and gene flow in Stone Age Central and Eastern EuropeA new paper by Tiina Mattila and others (2023) is published in Nature, Communications Biology Abstract The genomic landscape of Stone Age Europe was shaped by multiple migratory waves and population replacements, but different regions do not all show similar patterns. To refine our understanding of the population dynamics before and after the dawn of… Read more: Genetic continuity, isolation, and gene flow in Stone Age Central and Eastern Europe
- Northwest African Neolithic initiated by migrants from Iberia and LevantA new article by Luciana Simões and others from the Jakobsson Lab is published in Nature. Abstract In northwestern Africa, lifestyle transitioned from foraging to food production around 7,400 years ago but what sparked that change remains unclear. Archaeological data support conflicting views: (1) that migrant European Neolithic farmers brought the new way of life to… Read more: Northwest African Neolithic initiated by migrants from Iberia and Levant
- Where do the Scandinavians come from?Have you ever wondered where Scandinavians came from? Watch a new video from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation about our work on ancient Scandinavians. “A piece of the puzzle is DNA from a man who lived about 9000 years ago, whose remains were found at an excavation in Stora Bjers, Gotland. Wallenberg Academy Fellow Mattias Jakobsson,… Read more: Where do the Scandinavians come from?
- Mattias Jakobsson appointed a Wallenberg Scholar, 2019-24“The Wallenberg Scholar grant gives me the freedom and the economic means to take on high-risk projects. It really is a gift for a researcher to be able to work without the normal constraints. Thanks to the Wallenberg Foundation, Sweden has a unique position in the world in the field of independent and free-thinking research.”… Read more: Mattias Jakobsson appointed a Wallenberg Scholar, 2019-24