Eugenia D'Atanasio 🧬🦴

🚨 New paper out in Genome Biology and Evolution! We present new ancient DNA evidence from Central Italy suggesting that Eastern Mediterranean genetic influence predates the Roman Empire. @Benjopop_1977 🧵👇 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/ev… 1/

🚨 EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS TALKS! 6th HAAM-RADIO Webinar 🌍 African Population Demography and Social Organizations of the Past. 🗓️ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 #AncientDNA #HumanGenetics #AfricanHistory #HAAM #Webinar Register here: 👉docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Congrats to @Benjopop_1977 and all co-authors! 🎉

Not the Empire: The late republic roots of the Greek–Eastern Mediterranean ancestry in central Italy.

📄Read the open-access paper for methods, results & context Thanks to all collaborators and institutions involved! #AncientDNA #Archaeogenetics #RomanRepublic #CentralItaly #GenomeHistory #VillaFalgari #Etruria #EasternMediterranean #aDNA #genpop #populationgenetics

🧬 Takeaway: The transformation of the Central Italian gene pool didn’t start with Empire. It began with earlier, gradual processes during the Republican phase—some driven from within Italy itself. 8/

🚨 New paper out in Genome Biology and Evolution! We present new ancient DNA evidence from Central Italy suggesting that Eastern Mediterranean genetic influence predates the Roman Empire. @Benjopop_1977 🧵👇 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/ev… 1/

📄Read the open-access paper for methods, results & context Thanks to all collaborators and institutions involved! #AncientDNA #Archaeogenetics #RomanRepublic #CentralItaly #GenomeHistory #VillaFalgari #Etruria #EasternMediterranean #aDNA #genpop #populationgenetics

🧬 Takeaway: The transformation of the Central Italian gene pool didn’t start with Empire. It began with earlier, gradual processes during the Republican phase—some driven from within Italy itself. 8/