David Brear 🇬🇧

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Tolerated by some well-known archaeologists and historians. Iron Age, Roman, Early medieval; Late Antiquity; PAS; heritage (metal detecting, museums). 'Briefing' editor/designer. Facebook https://tinyurl.com/3jhemcns

In recent years, genome-wide data from thousands of ancient human remains have been sequenced, offering unprecedented insights into past populations. This vast dataset of ancient human genomes and their associated metadata holds immense value for archaeologists, anthropologists, and biologists. However, extracting insights often requires advanced bioinformatics knowledge, creating barriers for non-experts. To address this challenge, we present a curated dataset and user-friendly web application for published genome-wide data from ancient Britain and Ireland, including new data produced by the COMMIOS Project. The platform integrates visualization tools, enabling researchers to explore genetic connections between ancient and modern populations without requiring bioinformatics expertise. Here we present the COMMIOS app, which draws on data collected by the COMMIOS Project (37.6% of the individuals) and individuals collected as part of other studies and collated in the AADR database (62.4%, Figure 1), and is a comprehensive, user-friendly tool that facilitates access to integrated data visualisation and exploration functionalities, lowering barriers for interpretation of the genetic dataset from Britain and Ireland.
CA - Holme House Quarry, South Yorkshire
YoungYAHS section in YAHS magazine, Briefing.
Kay Hartley
YAHS magazine Briefing
Book front
Map showing four sites providing genome data.
Drought-cracked wheat field
Description of Subscribe to Open process
States with culture cuts
Site plan with Early Medieval features
Normal and subject left humerus
Excavating the Melsonby Hoard
Conference: Roman Towns in Yorkshire and the North. Yorks St Johns University, 5th April 2025. Book online https://www.yas.org.uk/Meetings/Roman-Towns-in-Yorkshire-and-the-North
Map and list of sites
Chunky Roman silver bracelet, with carnelian gem.
Mosaic panels
Counterfeit denarii
Excavating cremation burial
Front cover
Enlargement of Buttermere engraving, showing the Inn by the lake.
That's the 'Inn at Buttermere' by the lake. 'Buttermere Lake & Village, Cumberland'. Artist/engraver/cartographer: D. Buckle; G. Pickering . Provenance: Plate 36, "Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham, Northumberland"; from original drawings by Thomas Allom, George Pickering, &c., with Descriptions by T. Rose, 1832, Published by H. Fisher, R. Fisher, & P. Jackson, London
Fragment of the Stone of Scone
Sources of Stonehenge stones
Graphs indicating valued content
Part of roman tablet showing evidence for slavery.
Dodecahedron distribution
Genetic analysis of Iron Age burials
Bar graphs illustrating genetic inputs