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Demography and life histories across the Roman frontier in Germany 400-700 CE.
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Jens Blöcher *Palaeogenetics Group, Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution (iomE), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0398-1994
Leonardo Vallini *Palaeogenetics Group, Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution (iomE), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0590-6333
Maren VelteSNSB, Bavarian State Collection of Anthropology, Munich, Germany.
Raphael EckelDepartment of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-6818-8678
Léa GuyonInstitute of Evolutionary Biology, CSIC-Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain.
Laura WinkelbachPalaeogenetics Group, Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution (iomE), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2977-5750
Mark G ThomasDepartment of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2452-981X
Nadia GharehbaghiPalaeogenetics Group, Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution (iomE), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Cassandra T MitchellPalaeogenetics Group, Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution (iomE), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-7268-9050
Jonas SchümannPalaeogenetics Group, Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution (iomE), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-1193-3020
Sophie KöhlerPalaeogenetics Group, Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution (iomE), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Elsa SeyrSNSB, Bavarian State Collection of Anthropology, Munich, Germany.
Katharina KrichelPalaeogenetics Group, Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution (iomE), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Sophie RauPalaeogenetics Group, Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution (iomE), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-1715-640X
Jana HirschPalaeogenetics Group, Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution (iomE), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Jana DurasPalaeogenetics Group, Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution (iomE), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Paul Cloarec-PioffetDepartment of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.
Andreas FüglistalerDepartment of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6448-5981
Kristin KlementPalaeogenetics Group, Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution (iomE), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Miriam WilkenhönerPalaeogenetics Group, Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution (iomE), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Lisa VetterdietzPalaeogenetics Group, Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution (iomE), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Francesca GentilinPalaeogenetics Group, Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution (iomE), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Melany MüllerPalaeogenetics Group, Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution (iomE), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Anna-Lena MückePalaeogenetics Group, Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution (iomE), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-2839-2455
Nicoletta ZeddaDepartment of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2899-2884
Youssef TawfikPalaeogenetics Group, Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution (iomE), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-1508-233X
Eveline SaalHessian State Office for Monuments and Sites, hessenArchäologie, Marburg, Germany.
George McGlynnSNSB, Bavarian State Collection of Anthropology, Munich, Germany.
Barbara BramantiDepartment of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5433-663X
Jörg OrschiedtState Office for Heritage Preservation and Archaeology Saxony-Anhalt, Halle, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3629-8251
Regina MolitorLeibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie (LEIZA), Mainz, Germany.
Barbara FlißInstitute of Legal Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Ines SpazierThüringer Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie, Weimar, Germany.
David ShanklandRoyal Anthropological Institute, London, UK.
Claus VetterlingReVe Büro für Archäologie GbR, Bamberg, Germany.
Kurt KarpfStadt Villach-Museum und Archiv, Villach, Austria.
Vera PlanertDepartment of Early Historical Archaeology and Medieval Archaeology, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Stefan HölzlSNSB, RiesCraterMuseum Nördlingen, Nördlingen, Germany.
Silvia Codreanu-WindauerBavarian State Office for the Conservation of Historical Monuments and Sites, Munich, Germany.
Dieter QuastLeibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie (LEIZA), Mainz, Germany.
Ilija MikićInstitute of Archaeology, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4412-9490
Sven FiedlerLandratsamt Deggendorf, Kreisarchäologie, Deggendorf, Germany.
Bernd PäffgenInstitut für Vor- und Frühgeschichtliche Archäologie und Provinzialrömische Archäologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Maxime BramiPalaeogenetics Group, Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution (iomE), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5423-2761
Thomas RichterLandratsamt Landshut, Kreisarchäologie, Essenbach, Germany.
Raphaëlle ChaixEco-Anthropologie (UMR 7206), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France.
Susanne Brather-WalterDepartment of Early Historical Archaeology and Medieval Archaeology, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Peter SteffensHessian State Office for Monuments and Sites, hessenArchäologie, Darmstadt, Germany.
Markus MarquartMuseen der Stadt Aschaffenburg, Aschaffenburg, Germany.
Thomas BeckerHessian State Office for Monuments and Sites, hessenArchäologie, Darmstadt, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-5799-3151
Jochen HaberstrohBavarian State Office for the Conservation of Historical Monuments and Sites, Munich, Germany.
Mischa MeierInstitute of Ancient History, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Sebastian Schmidt-HofnerInstitute of Ancient History, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Sebastian BratherDepartment of Early Historical Archaeology and Medieval Archaeology, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Michaela HarbeckSNSB, Bavarian State Collection of Anthropology, Munich, Germany.
Steffen PatzoldInstitute of Medieval History, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany. steffen.patzold@uni-tuebingen.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0533-4731
Daniel WegmannDepartment of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland. daniel.wegmann@unifr.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2866-6739
Joachim BurgerPalaeogenetics Group, Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution (iomE), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany. jburger@uni-mainz.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9972-1868
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Abstract
The emergence of new political and social structures in Western and Central Europe during the transition from Antiquity to the Middle Ages has long been attributed to large-scale migrations. Yet emerging evidence increasingly emphasizes the role of small-group mobility in reshaping the Roman world
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