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{"title": "Genome Res.", "issn": "1549-5469", "issn-l": "1088-9051"}, "abstract": "The petrous bone is considered the most efficient source of endogenous DNA across skeletal tissues in ancient DNA (aDNA) research as well as in forensic work. Recently, ancient DNA in auditory ossicle bones was shown to be comparably well-preserved as in the petrous, although no attempt was made to distinguish among the three ossicle bones. In this study, we compare aDNA profiles across matched ossicle- and petrous-derived sequencing libraries prepared from 29 human skeletons from Neolithic Anatolia and Medieval Iberia. We find that the stapes and incus provide higher human endogenous aDNA than the petrous bone, with >2\u00d7; higher median rates of endogenous aDNA recovery, while the malleus performs similarly to the petrous. Human aDNA fragments retrieved from the stapes were 8% longer than those from the petrous, whereas postmortem damage, clonality and contamination rates were comparable among the studied bone types. These observations are corroborated by data from non-matched ossicle or petrous libraries from 81 individuals from the same contexts, with the highest endogenous aDNA content observed in the stapes. Despite being the smallest bone in the human skeleton, the stapes, along with the incus, may be among the most optimal aDNA sources yet identified.", "doi": "10.1101/gr.281213.125", "pmid": "42276740", "labels": {"NGI Stockholm (Genomics Production)": "Service", "NGI Short read": "Service", "National Genomics Infrastructure": "Service"}, "xrefs": [{"db": "pii", "key": "gr.281213.125"}], "notes": [], "created": "2026-07-14T18:20:25.449Z", "modified": "2026-07-14T18:20:25.870Z"}, {"entity": "publication", "iuid": "15b298c3dbdc466f99868b9b5e5aed52", "links": {"self": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/publication/15b298c3dbdc466f99868b9b5e5aed52.json"}, "display": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/publication/15b298c3dbdc466f99868b9b5e5aed52"}}, "title": "A genomic snapshot of demographic and cultural dynamism in Upper Mesopotamia during the Neolithic Transition.", "authors": [{"family": "Alt\u0131n\u0131\u015f\u0131k", "given": "N Ezgi", "initials": "NE", "orcid": 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"volume": "8", "issue": "44", "pages": "eabo3609"}, "abstract": "Upper Mesopotamia played a key role in the Neolithic Transition in Southwest Asia through marked innovations in symbolism, technology, and diet. We present 13 ancient genomes (c. 8500 to 7500 cal BCE) from Pre-Pottery Neolithic \u00c7ay\u00f6n\u00fc in the Tigris basin together with bioarchaeological and material culture data. Our findings reveal that \u00c7ay\u00f6n\u00fc was a genetically diverse population, carrying mixed ancestry from western and eastern Fertile Crescent, and that the community received immigrants. Our results further suggest that the community was organized along biological family lines. We document bodily interventions such as head shaping and cauterization among the individuals examined, reflecting \u00c7ay\u00f6n\u00fc's cultural ingenuity. Last, we identify Upper Mesopotamia as the likely source of eastern gene flow into Neolithic Anatolia, in line with material culture evidence. We hypothesize that Upper Mesopotamia's cultural dynamism during the Neolithic Transition was the product not only of its fertile lands but also of its interregional demographic connections.", "doi": "10.1126/sciadv.abo3609", "pmid": "36332018", "labels": {"National Genomics Infrastructure": "Service", "NGI Stockholm (Genomics Production)": "Service", "NGI Short read": "Service"}, "xrefs": [{"db": "pmc", "key": "PMC9635823"}], "notes": [], "created": "2022-12-19T10:42:53.985Z", "modified": "2023-10-16T15:30:26.817Z"}]}