Linus Girdland Flink
@flinklinus.bsky.social
Ancient DNA and archaeology
Pinned
Interested in pursuing an MSc in Biomolecular Archaeology? Check out our programme! We also offer a substantial tuition fee waiver for international students for the September 2025 intake.
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More than 140,000 fake citations across four research repositories were identified in papers and preprints published in 2025 alone
go.nature.com/49KiNZJ
go.nature.com/49KiNZJ
Hallucinated citations highest in social sciences preprints site
Nature - More than 140,000 fake citations across four research repositories were identified in papers and preprints published in 2025 alone.
go.nature.com
May 17, 2026 at 1:09 PM
More than 140,000 fake citations across four research repositories were identified in papers and preprints published in 2025 alone
go.nature.com/49KiNZJ
go.nature.com/49KiNZJ
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How many ancient genomes are there now?
Back in 2019 I estimated the growth to be about 10x every 3 years. There was a bit of skepticism when I posted this.
Back in 2019 I estimated the growth to be about 10x every 3 years. There was a bit of skepticism when I posted this.
May 17, 2026 at 10:00 PM
How many ancient genomes are there now?
Back in 2019 I estimated the growth to be about 10x every 3 years. There was a bit of skepticism when I posted this.
Back in 2019 I estimated the growth to be about 10x every 3 years. There was a bit of skepticism when I posted this.
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The first release of the metAaRCive is out!!! A resource of metadata for published ancient animal genomes, curated by members of @aarc-community.bsky.social - 1518 complete records for its first release! [missing: equids!]
github.com/AaRC-Animal-...
#adna
github.com/AaRC-Animal-...
#adna
Release v26.05.08 · AaRC-Animal-aDNA-Research-Community/metAaRCive
This is the first release of metAaRCive, containing 1518 complete entries.
metAaRCive: Overview
metAaRCive is a resource of metadata for published ancient animal genomes, curated by members of AaRC...
github.com
May 13, 2026 at 1:07 PM
The first release of the metAaRCive is out!!! A resource of metadata for published ancient animal genomes, curated by members of @aarc-community.bsky.social - 1518 complete records for its first release! [missing: equids!]
github.com/AaRC-Animal-...
#adna
github.com/AaRC-Animal-...
#adna
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Our preprint is now out, looking at genomic history and selection in Britain, with a focus on the Roman and early medieval periods. Comments welcome!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
@boothicus.bsky.social @leospeidel.bsky.social @pontus-skoglund.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
@boothicus.bsky.social @leospeidel.bsky.social @pontus-skoglund.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org
April 30, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Our preprint is now out, looking at genomic history and selection in Britain, with a focus on the Roman and early medieval periods. Comments welcome!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
@boothicus.bsky.social @leospeidel.bsky.social @pontus-skoglund.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
@boothicus.bsky.social @leospeidel.bsky.social @pontus-skoglund.bsky.social
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Safe the date!
Evening lecture on 12 February 2026 by Rick Schulting @leizarchaeology.bsky.social
on an all too timely topic...
Evening lecture on 12 February 2026 by Rick Schulting @leizarchaeology.bsky.social
on an all too timely topic...
January 20, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Safe the date!
Evening lecture on 12 February 2026 by Rick Schulting @leizarchaeology.bsky.social
on an all too timely topic...
Evening lecture on 12 February 2026 by Rick Schulting @leizarchaeology.bsky.social
on an all too timely topic...
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⏳ 1-week countdown to the Postgraduate Fair!
📍 Elphinstone Hall
📅 Tue 17 Feb
Hear from staff & students, ask questions, and visit school stands to plan your next step.
Register: www.abdn.ac.uk/study...
#AberdeenPGFair #AberdeenPostgrad #NextStepAberdeen
📍 Elphinstone Hall
📅 Tue 17 Feb
Hear from staff & students, ask questions, and visit school stands to plan your next step.
Register: www.abdn.ac.uk/study...
#AberdeenPGFair #AberdeenPostgrad #NextStepAberdeen
February 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM
⏳ 1-week countdown to the Postgraduate Fair!
📍 Elphinstone Hall
📅 Tue 17 Feb
Hear from staff & students, ask questions, and visit school stands to plan your next step.
Register: www.abdn.ac.uk/study...
#AberdeenPGFair #AberdeenPostgrad #NextStepAberdeen
📍 Elphinstone Hall
📅 Tue 17 Feb
Hear from staff & students, ask questions, and visit school stands to plan your next step.
Register: www.abdn.ac.uk/study...
#AberdeenPGFair #AberdeenPostgrad #NextStepAberdeen
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Excited and proud 😊 to share the final chapter of @hjorvik.bsky.social 's PhD thesis:
Seven Millennia of Human Exploitation drove genomic Changes in Iberian Sheep
Comments welcome! 🧬🧪🏺🐑
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
🧵(1/8)
Seven Millennia of Human Exploitation drove genomic Changes in Iberian Sheep
Comments welcome! 🧬🧪🏺🐑
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
🧵(1/8)
www.biorxiv.org
February 6, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Excited and proud 😊 to share the final chapter of @hjorvik.bsky.social 's PhD thesis:
Seven Millennia of Human Exploitation drove genomic Changes in Iberian Sheep
Comments welcome! 🧬🧪🏺🐑
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
🧵(1/8)
Seven Millennia of Human Exploitation drove genomic Changes in Iberian Sheep
Comments welcome! 🧬🧪🏺🐑
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
🧵(1/8)
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📣 The @scilifelab.se #ddls postdoc (2yrs) offers a great community + training + all social benefits!
Happy to discuss your own project ideas! I also have some ideas on ARGs, pangenomes or biobank-scale datasets 🧬🐏🧪🖥️
Deadline is Mar 31 but some admin things need to be handled well in advance!
Happy to discuss your own project ideas! I also have some ideas on ARGs, pangenomes or biobank-scale datasets 🧬🐏🧪🖥️
Deadline is Mar 31 but some admin things need to be handled well in advance!
SciLifeLab has opened a call for #postdoc fellows in Data-Driven Life Science. We would be happy to host such fellows!
Get in touch if you are interested in applying with a project on the evolution of humans and domestic animals using ancient and/or modern DNA 🧪🏺
www.scilifelab.se/data-driven/...
Get in touch if you are interested in applying with a project on the evolution of humans and domestic animals using ancient and/or modern DNA 🧪🏺
www.scilifelab.se/data-driven/...
DDLS Research School Postdoc call 2026
Call for Academic and Industrial Postdoctoral Fellowships in Data-Driven Life Science 2026 Generic Description of the DDLS Postdoc Program The SciLifeLab and Wallenberg National Program for Data-Drive...
www.scilifelab.se
January 20, 2026 at 11:48 AM
📣 The @scilifelab.se #ddls postdoc (2yrs) offers a great community + training + all social benefits!
Happy to discuss your own project ideas! I also have some ideas on ARGs, pangenomes or biobank-scale datasets 🧬🐏🧪🖥️
Deadline is Mar 31 but some admin things need to be handled well in advance!
Happy to discuss your own project ideas! I also have some ideas on ARGs, pangenomes or biobank-scale datasets 🧬🐏🧪🖥️
Deadline is Mar 31 but some admin things need to be handled well in advance!
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A new year is here and there’s just 10 days to apply for the new #SEA4FUTURE #S4F #postdoc position to work with us on #eDNA and #Sustainability of #Mediterranean #Fisheries (link below!)
🐟 🧬 🦐
Don’t miss out on the opportunity!
@thefsbi.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social @icesmarine.bsky.social
🐟 🧬 🦐
Don’t miss out on the opportunity!
@thefsbi.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social @icesmarine.bsky.social
We are hiring!
If you like the #sea and its #fish and are motivated to apply #eDNA methods to make #fisheries more sustainable, then this #postdoc position might be perfect for you:
jobs.ljmu.ac.uk/vacancy/post...
@thefsbi.bsky.social
@bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social
If you like the #sea and its #fish and are motivated to apply #eDNA methods to make #fisheries more sustainable, then this #postdoc position might be perfect for you:
jobs.ljmu.ac.uk/vacancy/post...
@thefsbi.bsky.social
@bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social
Post-doctoral Research Associate in Marine Environmental DNA (Fixed term) (5297)
jobs.ljmu.ac.uk
January 5, 2026 at 10:40 AM
A new year is here and there’s just 10 days to apply for the new #SEA4FUTURE #S4F #postdoc position to work with us on #eDNA and #Sustainability of #Mediterranean #Fisheries (link below!)
🐟 🧬 🦐
Don’t miss out on the opportunity!
@thefsbi.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social @icesmarine.bsky.social
🐟 🧬 🦐
Don’t miss out on the opportunity!
@thefsbi.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social @icesmarine.bsky.social
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We’re excited to offer a fully-funded PhD position (NERC & BBSRC-funded QUARTILES) focusing on oak conservation and restoration. The project features ancient DNA analysis of archeological oak specimens as a key element of the research. @uoa-archaeology.bsky.social #ancientDNA #conservation
QUARTILES DLA: Oak genetics through time: ancient DNA analysis of sub-fossil oak for woodland management and conservation at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - QUARTILES DLA: Oak genetics through time: ancient DNA analysis of sub-fossil oak for woodland management and conservation at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We’re excited to offer a fully-funded PhD position (NERC & BBSRC-funded QUARTILES) focusing on oak conservation and restoration. The project features ancient DNA analysis of archeological oak specimens as a key element of the research. @uoa-archaeology.bsky.social #ancientDNA #conservation
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Genomic study reveals how people moved pigs across the Pacific 🐖⛵️🌏 phys.org/news/2025-12...
Genomic study reveals how people moved pigs across the Pacific
A new study, published in the journal Science, reveals how millennia of human migration across Pacific islands led to the introduction of invasive pig species all over the Asia-Pacific region.
phys.org
January 2, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Genomic study reveals how people moved pigs across the Pacific 🐖⛵️🌏 phys.org/news/2025-12...
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Senior Research Technician post in our department at Exeter! Closing date 4 Jan - be quick! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPV452/s...
Senior Research Technician at University of Exeter
Explore professional services job openings, including the Senior Research Technician position, on jobs.ac.uk. Apply today and discover more about this role.
www.jobs.ac.uk
December 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Senior Research Technician post in our department at Exeter! Closing date 4 Jan - be quick! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPV452/s...
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What did people in China eat for 8,000 years after the arrival of farming? Meng Zhang, Andrew Millard and I used c. 6,500 isotope samples from humans and animals to find out. Open Access article here: doi.org/10.1016/j.qu... Come for the C3 plants, stay for the pig husbandry...
Redirecting
doi.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
What did people in China eat for 8,000 years after the arrival of farming? Meng Zhang, Andrew Millard and I used c. 6,500 isotope samples from humans and animals to find out. Open Access article here: doi.org/10.1016/j.qu... Come for the C3 plants, stay for the pig husbandry...
We’re excited to offer a fully-funded PhD position (NERC & BBSRC-funded QUARTILES) focusing on oak conservation and restoration. The project features ancient DNA analysis of archeological oak specimens as a key element of the research. @uoa-archaeology.bsky.social #ancientDNA #conservation
QUARTILES DLA: Oak genetics through time: ancient DNA analysis of sub-fossil oak for woodland management and conservation at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - QUARTILES DLA: Oak genetics through time: ancient DNA analysis of sub-fossil oak for woodland management and conservation at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We’re excited to offer a fully-funded PhD position (NERC & BBSRC-funded QUARTILES) focusing on oak conservation and restoration. The project features ancient DNA analysis of archeological oak specimens as a key element of the research. @uoa-archaeology.bsky.social #ancientDNA #conservation
“We found that the wolf with the most complete genome had low genetic diversity, lower than any other ancient wolf we’ve seen,”
“This is similar to what you see in isolated or bottlenecked populations – or in domesticated organisms.” @anders-bergstrom.bsky.social
www.forbes.com/sites/grrlsc...
“This is similar to what you see in isolated or bottlenecked populations – or in domesticated organisms.” @anders-bergstrom.bsky.social
www.forbes.com/sites/grrlsc...
Were Ancient Wolves And Bronze Age Humans Each Other’s Friends?
Wolf bones unearthed on a tiny island in the Baltic Sea were found to be thousands of years old, and bore multiple signs of living alongside ancient humans.
www.forbes.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“We found that the wolf with the most complete genome had low genetic diversity, lower than any other ancient wolf we’ve seen,”
“This is similar to what you see in isolated or bottlenecked populations – or in domesticated organisms.” @anders-bergstrom.bsky.social
www.forbes.com/sites/grrlsc...
“This is similar to what you see in isolated or bottlenecked populations – or in domesticated organisms.” @anders-bergstrom.bsky.social
www.forbes.com/sites/grrlsc...
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A PNAS Special Feature exclusively about dogs? Woof!
Here are 3 of the 8 that we were involved with. Congrats to @lachiescarsbrook.bsky.social & @undeaddandy.bsky.social
Dingoes!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
German Shepherds!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Imputation!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Here are 3 of the 8 that we were involved with. Congrats to @lachiescarsbrook.bsky.social & @undeaddandy.bsky.social
Dingoes!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
German Shepherds!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Imputation!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Imputation of ancient canid genomes reveals inbreeding history over the past 10,000 years | PNAS
The multi-millennia-long history between dogs and humans has placed them at the forefront
of archaeological and genomic research. Despite ongoing e...
www.pnas.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
A PNAS Special Feature exclusively about dogs? Woof!
Here are 3 of the 8 that we were involved with. Congrats to @lachiescarsbrook.bsky.social & @undeaddandy.bsky.social
Dingoes!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
German Shepherds!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Imputation!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Here are 3 of the 8 that we were involved with. Congrats to @lachiescarsbrook.bsky.social & @undeaddandy.bsky.social
Dingoes!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
German Shepherds!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Imputation!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Researchers discovered early signs of domestication by analysing the remains of two wolves who lived in modern-day Sweden 3-5,000 years ago.
www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-11...
www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-11...
Ancient wolves on remote Baltic Sea island reveal link to prehistoric humans
Cave discovery of wolf remains tells a tale of an unexpected relationship with humans.
www.crick.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Researchers discovered early signs of domestication by analysing the remains of two wolves who lived in modern-day Sweden 3-5,000 years ago.
www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-11...
www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-11...
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During the earliest stages of domestication, dogs in archaeological sites would be indistinguishable from wolves.
Unless you find them on a small island where no wolves would survive on their own, eating things wolves normally don’t eat.
Such as here:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Unless you find them on a small island where no wolves would survive on their own, eating things wolves normally don’t eat.
Such as here:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 AM
During the earliest stages of domestication, dogs in archaeological sites would be indistinguishable from wolves.
Unless you find them on a small island where no wolves would survive on their own, eating things wolves normally don’t eat.
Such as here:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Unless you find them on a small island where no wolves would survive on their own, eating things wolves normally don’t eat.
Such as here:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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“Let me get this straight, you want me to sail over the Baltic to Gotland with a full-grown wolf in my boat?”
“Don’t worry, he’s pescatarian.”
“Don’t worry, he’s pescatarian.”
🐺 Wolves in dog's clothing 🐺
Our latest in @pnas.org uncovers a surprise three to five thousand years ago: 2 canids in human contexts on a tiny island in the middle of the Baltic Sea, that ate marine food—but had 100% gray wolf ancestry.
Where they tame wolves, or even an incipient domestication?
Our latest in @pnas.org uncovers a surprise three to five thousand years ago: 2 canids in human contexts on a tiny island in the middle of the Baltic Sea, that ate marine food—but had 100% gray wolf ancestry.
Where they tame wolves, or even an incipient domestication?
November 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
“Let me get this straight, you want me to sail over the Baltic to Gotland with a full-grown wolf in my boat?”
“Don’t worry, he’s pescatarian.”
“Don’t worry, he’s pescatarian.”
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🐺 Wolves in dog's clothing 🐺
Our latest in @pnas.org uncovers a surprise three to five thousand years ago: 2 canids in human contexts on a tiny island in the middle of the Baltic Sea, that ate marine food—but had 100% gray wolf ancestry.
Where they tame wolves, or even an incipient domestication?
Our latest in @pnas.org uncovers a surprise three to five thousand years ago: 2 canids in human contexts on a tiny island in the middle of the Baltic Sea, that ate marine food—but had 100% gray wolf ancestry.
Where they tame wolves, or even an incipient domestication?
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
🐺 Wolves in dog's clothing 🐺
Our latest in @pnas.org uncovers a surprise three to five thousand years ago: 2 canids in human contexts on a tiny island in the middle of the Baltic Sea, that ate marine food—but had 100% gray wolf ancestry.
Where they tame wolves, or even an incipient domestication?
Our latest in @pnas.org uncovers a surprise three to five thousand years ago: 2 canids in human contexts on a tiny island in the middle of the Baltic Sea, that ate marine food—but had 100% gray wolf ancestry.
Where they tame wolves, or even an incipient domestication?
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Det är akut läge för fisken i Östersjön. Utan kraftfulla politiska åtgärder kommer fisket att slås ut och havets ekosystem skadas, i värsta fall permanent. Vågar vi hoppas att regeringen kan sluta gynna industritrålarna och börja förvalta havet för framtiden?
www.aftonbladet.se/debatt/a/kw2...
www.aftonbladet.se/debatt/a/kw2...
Handlingskraft eller ett fortsatt förfall – ni väljer
DEBATT. Östersjöns fiskpopulationer är i fritt fall. Tre av fyra sillbestånd ligger under fastställda bevarandenivåer, skarpsillen har pressats ner till en reko
www.aftonbladet.se
September 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Det är akut läge för fisken i Östersjön. Utan kraftfulla politiska åtgärder kommer fisket att slås ut och havets ekosystem skadas, i värsta fall permanent. Vågar vi hoppas att regeringen kan sluta gynna industritrålarna och börja förvalta havet för framtiden?
www.aftonbladet.se/debatt/a/kw2...
www.aftonbladet.se/debatt/a/kw2...
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Dogs are humanity's best friend—but how long has it been that way? 🐕
This Science study investigated ancient dog genomes, revealing a complicated genetic legacy that reflects a long, shared history with humans.
Learn more on #InternationalDogDay: https://scim.ag/41mQvR6
This Science study investigated ancient dog genomes, revealing a complicated genetic legacy that reflects a long, shared history with humans.
Learn more on #InternationalDogDay: https://scim.ag/41mQvR6
August 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Dogs are humanity's best friend—but how long has it been that way? 🐕
This Science study investigated ancient dog genomes, revealing a complicated genetic legacy that reflects a long, shared history with humans.
Learn more on #InternationalDogDay: https://scim.ag/41mQvR6
This Science study investigated ancient dog genomes, revealing a complicated genetic legacy that reflects a long, shared history with humans.
Learn more on #InternationalDogDay: https://scim.ag/41mQvR6