The Adventures in Archaeological Science coloring book is now available in Kyrgyz / Кыргыз. A big thank you to Saltanat Alisher kyzy for making the coloring book available in Kyrgzy! /2026/03/27/adventures-in-archaeological-science-coloring-book-now-available-in-kyrgyz/
Okay, I'm finally starting to catch up from all the early 2025 research disruptions caused by the federal grant terminations. Today I think I hit a new personal record - 13 manuscripts currently in review! And 3 more that will be submitted by the end of the month! A big thank you to all my collaborators for being patient while we worked through the backlog! And a big thank you to all the students and postdocs who have continued to work so hard despite so many challenges!
Congratulations to Akari for completing her postdoc on traditional dairying in Mongolia in the FSU Microverse Cluster at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Products Research and Infection Biology and starting a new professorship at Okayama University!
Check out our new ancient DNA article on the deep time evolution of antimicrobial peptides in the human oral microbiome! Learn more about actifensins and test out our new software tool, AMPcombi! A big congratulations especially to Anan and Rosa for all their hard work on this!
We're so happy to share our newest ancient DNA findings in Mongolia on the Slab Grave expansion and its consequences for diverse Bronze Age pastoralists. Learn more about the origins of the Bronze Age peoples who honored their dead with khirigsuurs and figure-shape burials across Mongolia and how their longstanding coexistence was disrupted by the rise of new Slab Grave groups during the transition to the Iron Age.
We're organizing a new CARTA symposium this November 7 on "Ancient DNA: New Revelations"! We have an amazing lineup of speakers who will showcase the biggest discoveries in ancient DNA over the past 5 years - and offer a sneak peek of what's next. Mark your calendars and don't miss it!
