Beyond broad strokes: sociocultural insights from the study of ancient genomes

F Racimo, M Sikora, M Vander Linden… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
In the field of human history, ancient DNA has provided answers to long-standing debates
about major movements of people and has begun to inform on other important facets of the …

Anthropological genetics perspectives on the transatlantic slave trade

C Fortes-Lima, P Verdu - Human Molecular Genetics, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract During the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade (TAST), around twelve million Africans were
enslaved and forcibly moved from Africa to the Americas and Europe, durably influencing …

Community-engaged ancient DNA project reveals diverse origins of 18th-century African descendants in Charleston, South Carolina

RE Fleskes, GS Cabana, JK Gilmore… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
In this study, we present the results of community-engaged ancient DNA research initiated
after the remains of 36 African-descended individuals dating to the late 18th century were …

Ancestry, health, and lived experiences of enslaved Africans in 18th century Charleston: An osteobiographical analysis

RE Fleskes, AA Ofunniyin, JK Gilmore… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives In 2013, the burials of 36 individuals of putative African ancestry were discovered
during renovation of the Gaillard Center in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. The …

[BOOK][B] African islands: A comparative archaeology

P Mitchell - 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
African Islands provides the first geographically and chronologically comprehensive
overview of the archaeology of African islands. This book draws archaeologically informed …

[PDF][PDF] Genetics and the African past

ME Prendergast, EA Sawchuk… - Oxf Res Encycl Afr …, 2022 - reich.hms.harvard.edu
Africa harbors the greatest human genetic diversity on the planet, a fact that has inspired
extensive investigation of the population structure found across the continent and the …

The poverty of archival riches: reconstructing eighteenth-and nineteenth-century Mauritian history

RB Allen - International Journal of Historical Archaeology, 2021 - Springer
Scholars seeking to reconstruct the history of eighteenth-and nineteenth-century Mauritius
can draw on rich archival collections in Mauritius, the United Kingdom, and France. While …

Historical genomes elucidate European settlement and the African diaspora in Delaware

RE Fleskes, DW Owsley, KS Bruwelheide, KG Barca… - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
The 17 th-century colonization of North America brought thousands of Europeans to
Indigenous lands in the Delaware region, which comprises the eastern boundary of the …

[PDF][PDF] Contributing to the Discussion: The Health of Enslaved Africans Through the Lens of Bioarchaeology

KB Isable - 2021 - scholarworks.calstate.edu
Background To fully understand what the bioarchaeological record can tell us about
enslaved African and African Americans, it is important to first understand the foundation on …

Archaeo-Genomics of 17th & 18th Century Eastern North America: Insights into European Colonization and the African Diaspora

R Fleskes - 2021 - search.proquest.com
The interactions and relationships between European and African persons in colonial North
America are often difficult to reconstruct due to the legacies of inequality and enslavement …