Kathrin Nägele

Jan 16, 2025 | science.org | Kathrin Nägele

Skip to main content Main content starts here Books et al. GeneticsNarratives that invoke ancient DNA must be crafted with care, argues an archaeologistKathrin Nägele [email protected] Info & AffiliationsScience16 Jan 2025Vol 387, Issue 6731p. 253 Access the full articleView all access options to continue reading this article. Books1The Trouble with Ancient DNA: Telling Stories of the Past with Genomic Science Anna Källén University of Chicago Press, 2025.

Sep 11, 2024 | nature.com | Kathrin Nägele

NEWS AND VIEWS 11 September 2024 By analysing the ancient genomes of individuals from Rapa Nui, researchers have overturned a contentious theory that the remote Pacific island experienced a self-inflicted population collapse before European colonization. Few stories in our human past spark as much imagination as the discovery of the most remote islands in the vast Pacific Ocean.

Jun 12, 2024 | nature.com | Rodrigo Barquera |Oana Del Castillo-Chávez |Kathrin Nägele |Patxi Pérez-Ramallo |András Szolek |Adam Rohrlach | +5 more

AbstractThe ancient city of Chichén Itzá in Yucatán, Mexico, was one of the largest and most influential Maya settlements during the Late and Terminal Classic periods (ad 600–1000) and it remains one of the most intensively studied archaeological sites in Mesoamerica1,2,3,4. However, many questions about the social and cultural use of its ceremonial spaces, as well as its population’s genetic ties to other Mesoamerican groups, remain unanswered2.