Publications by authors named "Alireza Sardari"
The house mouse (Mus musculus) represents the extreme of globalization of invasive mammals. However, the timing and basis of its origin and early phases of dispersal remain poorly documented. To track its synanthropisation and subsequent invasive spread during the develoment of complex human societies, we analyzed 829 Mus specimens from 43 archaeological contexts in Southwestern Asia and Southeastern Europe, between 40,000 and 3,000 cal.
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- Horse domestication had a profound impact on warfare, travel, trade, and language spread.* -
- The study analyzed DNA from 149 ancient horses, revealing two distinct extinct lineages from Iberia and Siberia that didn't significantly contribute to modern horses.* -
- The Persian horse lineages gained traction after Islamic conquests, and modern breeding practices have dramatically affected genetic diversity in horses compared to earlier human management.*