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ArticleiScience2026

Ancient Mongolian aurochs and cattle genomes reveal population shifts associated with the expansion of herding.

Katherine Brunson, Kelsey E Witt, Susan Monge, Sloan Williams, Robin Singleton, David Peede, Davaakhuu Odsuren, Dashzeveg Bukhchuluun, Asa Cameron, Paul Szpak and 13 more

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23 authors.

Katherine BrunsonArchaeology Program, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459, USA.
Kelsey E WittDepartment of Genetics and Biochemistry and Institute for Human Genetics, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA.
Susan MongeDepartment of World Archaeology, Leiden University, Leiden 2311 EZ, the Netherlands.
Sloan WilliamsDepartment of Anthropology, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA.
Robin SingletonDepartment of Genetics and Biochemistry and Institute for Human Genetics, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA.
David PeedeCenter for Computational Molecular Biology, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA.
Davaakhuu OdsurenDepartment of History, Mongolian National University of Education, Sukhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar 210648, Mongolia.
Dashzeveg BukhchuluunDepartment of Anthropology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA.
Asa CameronDepartment of Anthropology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA.
Paul SzpakDepartment of Anthropology, Trent University, Peterborough, ON K9J 6Y1, Canada.
Chunag AmartuvshinDepartment of Archaeology, Anthropology, and Demography, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar 210646, Mongolia.
Joshua WrightDepartment of Archaeology, University of Aberdeen, King's College, Aberdeen AB24 3FX, UK.
Sarah PleugerSchool of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, UK.
Myagmar ErdeneDepartment of Archaeology, Anthropology, and Demography, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar 210646, Mongolia.
Dashtseveg TumenDepartment of Archaeology, Anthropology, and Demography, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar 210646, Mongolia.
Leland RogersDepartment of Anthropology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC 28403, USA.
Dorjpurev KhatanbaatarDepartment of History, Culture and Tourism, University of Science and Technology, Ulaanbaatar 13381, Mongolia.
Victoria WilsonInstitute of Nomadic Archaeology, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar 13343, Mongolia.
Zoljargal AltanbayarDepartment of Archaeology, Anthropology, and Demography, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar 210646, Mongolia.
Adiyasuren MolorMcMaster Ancient DNA Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L9, Canada.
Byambatseren BatdalaiInstitute of Nomadic Archaeology, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar 13343, Mongolia.
Ganbaatar GaldanInstitute of Archaeology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar-51, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Lisa JanzDepartment of Anthropology, University of Toronto Scarborough, Scarborough, ON M1C 1A4, Canada.

Funding

Strengthening Stakeholder Engagement in Human Research Protections.UL1TR002003 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI KARNIK, NIRANJAN SUBHASH, MERMELSTEIN, ROBIN J. · 2016 to 2024
$33.7M
Statistical Methods for Gene Regulatory Analysis From Single Cell Genomics DataP20GM139769 · NIGMS · CLEMSON UNIVERSITY · PI ANHOLT, ROBERT R. H, MACKAY, TRUDY F. · 2021 to 2025
$10.8M
Characterizing modes of natural selection via diverse ancient and modern samplesR35GM128946 · NIGMS · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI Emilia Huerta-Sanchez · 2018 to 2026
$3.1M
Predoctoral Training Program in Biological Data Science at Brown UniversityT32GM128596 · NIGMS · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI RAMACHANDRAN, SOHINI, SANDSTEDE, BJORN · 2018 to 2022
$1.5M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002003NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM139769NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM128946NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM128596
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Humans hunted aurochs (

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ancient DNABos primigeniusBos tauruscattle domesticationintrogression

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PMID42733888
PMCPMC13571727

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