AncientMetagenomeDir - hackathon (Feb 2025)

False positive discoveries in ancient metagenomics, and how aMeta attempts to solve the problem: Part 1

by Nikolay Oskolkov* and Zoé Pochon*

SPAAM6

EAA2024 Rome - Call for Abstracts - Appreciating the Archaeological Value of Preserved Faeces Using Multifaceted Methods

Sesssion - Appreciating the Archaeological Value of Preserved Faeces Using Multifaceted Methods

Abstracts are open for the EAA in 2024. If you’re into old poop, we have the session for you!

EAA2024 Rome - Call for Abstracts - Infectious Disease and Hygiene in the Neolithic and Bronze Age

Session Infectious Disease and Hygiene in the Neolithic and Bronze Age info

We are pleased to announce session #653 “Infectious Disease and Hygiene in the Neolithic and Bronze Age” taking place at the Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA), August 28-31, 2024, in Rome, Italy. The session aims to create a platform for discussing the interactions between humans and infectious disease during the Neolithic and Bronze Age from a biosocial perspective. To enhance our overall understanding of pathogen presence, diversity and evolution, as well as human responses to infectious disease during prehistory, we welcome contributions from diverse research fields, including paleopathology, bioarcheology, history and genomics. If you would like to participate with an oral presentation we kindly invite you to submit your abstract following the instructions on the conference website. Please note that the deadline for abstract submissions is February 8th. For more details on the session #653, please see the abstract below. Do not hesitate to contact us in case you have any questions. Best wishes, Maria Spyrou and Agnė Čivilytė