PalaeoBARN - Palaeogenomics & Bio-Archaeology Research Network
Our modus operandi involves combining the resolution afforded by DNA sequences and fine-scale morphological variation with the time depth of archaeology and palaeontology.
Doing so allows us to establish the patterns of DNA and morphological variance through time and space. We then take advantage of a range of bioinformatic approaches to answer long-standing questions related to how, when, and where evolutionary processes (including domestication) took place that have led to the creation of the modern world.
If you would like to send us samples, please contact Kristina.
Contact details:
PalaeoBARN
School of Archaeology
University of Oxford
1 South Parks Road
Oxford, OX1 3TG
UK
Tel: +44(0)1865 288040
Professor Laurent Frantz
Dr Sophy Charlton
Kristina Tabbada
Researchers
Dr Joel Alves - Senior Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr Angela Perri - Research Associate
Dr Aurelie Manin - Research Associate
Dr Ashleigh Haruda - Research Associate
Dr Evan Irving Pease - Research Associate
Dr Lisa Briggs - Research Associate
Dr Antony Dimopoulos - Research Associate
Dr Audrey Lin - Research Associate
Dr Lachie Scarsbrook - Research Associate
Alexandros Triantafyllidis - Visiting Professor, Aristotle University of Thessanloniki
Dr Julia Heinen - Visiting Researcher
Graduate Students
Valentin Darre - DPhil Student
Alice Dobinson - DPhil Student
AB Siegenthaler - DPhil Student
Katherine Hearne - DPhil Student
Eugenio Silva - DPhil Student
Zehui (Mona) Zhang - DPhil Student
Holly Simpkins - MSc Biology
Alumni
Gabrielle Baumberg (MSc Biology)
Dr Yu Han
Dr Irina Marie Velsko - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Alvar Deroo
Sofia Grani Martins
Highlights
Science Of The Times EP6 - How did dogs become our best friend?
Why do we love dogs?
What About...Artificial Selection with Greger Larson
FED Planet Chicken - hear Greger in episode 1 of this BBC podcast series
The Oxford Sparks team created this fun video animation illustrating research by Alex Jamieson (DPhil Archaeological Science) and the researchers from the Palaeobarn team
Archive
Listen
- Drivetime interview with Alexandra Jamieson on cats
RTE Radio 1, 14 November 2018 - CellPress Podcast talks rabbit domestication with Greger Larson
(from 12.19 onward). - Canine Conundrum: How Dog Became Man’s Best Friend
Science Friday - Serving Up the Origins of the Chicken and Chili Pepper
Science Friday
Read
- The Lost Dogs of the Americas
The New York Times, 5 July, 2018 - The Original American Dogs Are Gone
The Atlantic, 5 July, 2018 - European colonisation of Americas wiped out native dogs alongside indigenous people
The Independent, 5 July, 2018 - First dogs in the Americas arrived from Siberia, disappeared after European contact
Science Daily, 5 July, 2018 - Wallace’s enigma: how the island of Sulawesi continues to captivate biologists
The Guardian, 17 May, 2018 - Wildlife haven of Sulawesi much younger than first thought
Oxford University News and Events, 10 April, 2018 - Wildlife haven of Sulawesi much younger than first thought, according to new research
Science Daily, 11 April, 2018 - The history of domestication: a rabbit’s tale
Oxford University News and Events, 14 February, 2018 - People Have Believed a Lie About Rabbit Domestication for Decades
The Atlantic, 14 February, 2018 - Debunked: The Strange Tale of Pope Gregory and the Rabbits
The New York Times, 13 February, 2018 - Legend held that monks domesticated rabbits for food. The truth is more complex.
The Washington Post, 14 February, 2018 - The Odd, Tidy Story of Rabbit Domestication That Is Also Completely False
Smithsonian.com, 14 February, 2018 - Study debunks fishy tale of how rabbits were first tamed
Science News, 14 February, 2018 - Talking Biotech: Oxford's Greger Larson on how grey wolves evolved to become man’s most loyal companion
Genetic Literacy Project, December 19, 2016 - What fluffy bunnies can tell us about domestication: It didn't go the way you think.
Phys.org, 14 February, 2018 - Baby rabbits aren’t fish, and a pope didn’t domesticate bunnies
Cosmos Magazine, 15 February, 2018 - No One Really Knows When Wild Rabbits Became Fluffy Domesticated Bunnies
Gizmodo, 14 February, 2018 - The history of domestication: a rabbit’s tale
My Science, 14 February, 2018 - Rabbit Genes Unraveled a Weird Catholic Legend About Meat-Eating
Inverse, 14 February, 2018 - Everything You Know About Rabbits Is A Lie
Jezebel, 14 February, 2018 - Rabbits domestication story a bit of a leap, researchers say
Daily Mail, 14 February, 2018 - The Origins of Dogs
Discover Magazine, November 9, 2016 - Dogs may have been domesticated more than once
Science Magazine, June 2, 2016