Morten Erik Allentoft

Morten Erik Allentoft

Associate Professor


  1. Published

    Population genomics of the Viking world: [incl. correction]

    Margaryan, A., Lawson, D. J., Sikora, M., Racimo, F., Rasmussen, S., Moltke, I., Cassidy, L. M., Jørsboe, E., Ingason, A., Pedersen, M. W., Korneliussen, T., Wilhelmson, H., Buś, M. M., de Barros Damgaard, P., Martiniano, R., Renaud, G., Bhérer, C., Moreno-Mayar, J. V., Fotakis, A. K., Allen, M. & 30 others, Allmäe, R., Molak, M., Cappellini, Enrico, Scorrano, Gabriele, McColl, Hugh, Buzhilova, A., Fox, A., Albrechtsen, Anders, Schütz, B., Skar, B., Arcini, C., Lundstrøm, I., Cheng, J., Stenderup, Jesper Tandberg, Iversen, K. H., Arge, S. V., Ellingvåg, S., Orlando, L., Pentz, P., Jessen, M. D., Pedersen, A., Jørkov, M L S, Lynnerup, Niels, Gilbert, M Thomas P, Allentoft, Morten Erik, Sindbæk, S. M., Kristiansen, K., Nielsen, Rasmus, Werge, Thomas & Willerslev, Eske, 2020, In: Nature. 585, 7825, p. 390-396 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Ancient pathogen DNA in human teeth and petrous bones

    Margaryan, Ashot, Hansen, H., Rasmussen, Simon, Sikora, Martin, Moiseyev, V., Khoklov, A., Epimakhov, A., Yepiskoposyan, L., Kriiska, A., Varul, L., Saag, L., Lynnerup, Niels, Willerslev, Eske & Allentoft, Morten Erik, 2018, In: Ecology and Evolution. 8, 6, p. 3534-3542 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Eight millennia of matrilineal genetic continuity in the South Caucasus

    Margaryan, Ashot, Derenko, M., Hovhannisyan, H., Malyarchuk, B., Heller, Rasmus, Khachatryan, Z., Avetisyan, P., Badalyan, R., Bobokhyan, A., Melikyan, V., Sargsyan, G., Piliposyan, A., Simonyan, H., Mkrtchyan, R., Denisova, G., Yepiskoposyan, L., Willerslev, Eske & Allentoft, Morten Erik, 10 Jul 2017, In: Current Biology. 27, 13, p. 2023-2028 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Two ancient human genomes reveal Polynesian ancestry among the indigenous Botocudos of Brazil

    Malaspinas, A. S., Lao, O., Schroeder, H., Rasmussen, M., Raghavan, M., Moltke, I., Campos, P., Sagredo, F. S., Rasmussen, S., Gonçalves, V. F., Albrechtsen, A., Allentoft, M. E., Johnson, P. L. F., Li, M., Reis, S., Bernardo, D. V., DeGiorgio, M., Duggan, A. T., Bastos, M., Wang, Y. & 20 others, Stenderup, Jesper Tandberg, Moreno Mayar, J. Víctor, Brunak, S., Sicheritz-Ponten, T., Hodges, E., Hannon, G. J., Orlando, L. A. A., Price, T. D., Jensen, J. D., Nielsen, Rasmus, Heinemeier, J., Olsen, J., Rodrigues-Carvalho, C., Lahr, M. M., Neves, W. A., Kayser, M., Higham, T., Stoneking, M., Pena, S. D. J. & Willerslev, Eske, 2014, In: Current biology : CB. 24, 21, p. R1035-R1037 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    The origins and spread of domestic horses from the Western Eurasian steppes

    Librado, P., Khan, N., Fages, A., Kusliy, M. A., Suchan, T., Tonasso-Calvière, L., Schiavinato, S., Alioglu, D., Fromentier, A., Perdereau, A., Aury, J-M., Gaunitz, C., Chauvey, L., Seguin-Orlando, A., Der Sarkissian, C., Southon, J., Shapiro, B., Tishkin, A. A., Kovalev, A. A., Alquraishi, S. & 143 others, Alfarhan, A. H., Al-Rasheid, K. A. S., Seregély, T., Klassen, L., Iversen, Rune, Bignon-Lau, O., Bodu, P., Olive, M., Castel, J., Boudadi-Maligne, M., Alvarez, N., Germonpré, M., Moskal-del Hoyo, M., Wilczyński, J., Pospuła, S., Lasota-Kuś, A., Tunia, K., Nowak, M., Rannamäe, E., Saarma, U., Boeskorov, G., Lōugas, L., Kyselý, R., Peške, L., Bălășescu, A., Dumitrașcu, V., Dobrescu, R., Gerber, D., Kiss, V., Szécsényi-Nagy, A., Mende, B. G., Gallina, Z., Somogyi, K., Kulcsár, G., Gál, E., Bendrey, R., Allentoft, Morten Erik, Sirbu, G., Dergachev, V., Shephard, H., Tomadini, N., Grouard, S., Kasparov, A., Basilyan, A. E., Anisimov, M. A., Nikolskiy, P. A., Pavlova, E. Y., Pitulko, V., Brem, G., Wallner, B., Schwall, C., Keller, M., Kitagawa, K., Bessudnov, A. N., Bessudnov, A., Taylor, W., Magail, J., Gantulga, J., Bayarsaikhan, J., Erdenebaatar, D., Tabaldiev, K., Mijiddorj, E., Boldgiv, B., Tsagaan, T., Pruvost, M., Olsen, S., Makarewicz, C. A., Valenzuela Lamas, S., Albizuri Canadell, S., Nieto Espinet, A., Iborra, M. P., Lira Garrido, J., Rodríguez González, E., Celestino, S., Olària, C., Arsuaga, J. L., Kotova, N., Pryor, A., Crabtree, P., Zhumatayev, R., Toleubaev, A., Morgunova, N. L., Kuznetsova, T., Lordkipanize, D., Marzullo, M., Prato, O., Bagnasco Gianni, G., Tecchiati, U., Clavel, B., Lepetz, S., Davoudi, H., Mashkour, M., Berezina, N. Y., Stockhammer, P. W., Krause, J., Haak, W., Morales-Muñiz, A., Benecke, N., Hofreiter, M., Ludwig, A., Graphodatsky, A. S., Peters, J., Kiryushin, K. Y., Iderkhangai, T., Bokovenko, N. A., Vasiliev, S. K., Seregin, N. N., Chugunov, K. V., Plasteeva, N. A., Baryshnikov, G. F., Petrova, E., Sablin, M., Ananyevskaya, E., Logvin, A., Shevnina, I., Logvin, V., Kalieva, S., Loman, V., Kukushkin, I., Merz, I., Merz, V., Sakenov, S., Varfolomeyev, V., Usmanova, E., Zaibert, V., Arbuckle, B., Belinskiy, A. B., Kalmykov, A., Reinhold, S., Hansen, S., Yudin, A. I., Vybornov, A. A., Epimakhov, A., Berezina, N. S., Roslyakova, N., Kosintsev, P. A., Kuznetsov, P. F., Anthony, D., Kroonen, Guus, Kristiansen, K., Wincker, P., Outram, A. & Orlando, L., 2021, In: Nature. 598, 7882, p. 634-640

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Re-theorising mobility and the formation of culture and language among the Corded Ware Culture in Europe: [incl. Corrigendum]

    Kristiansen, K., Allentoft, Morten Erik, Frei, K. M., Iversen, Rune, Johannsen, N. N., Kroonen, Guus, Pospieszny, L., Price, T. D., Rasmussen, Simon, Sjögren, K., Sikora, Martin & Willerslev, Eske, Apr 2017, In: Antiquity. 91, 356, p. 334-347

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Screening archaeological bone for palaeogenetic and palaeoproteomic studies

    Kontopoulos, I., Penkman, K., Mullin, V. E., Winkelbach, L., Unterländer, M., Scheu, A., Kreutzer, S., Hansen, H. B., Margaryan, Ashot, Teasdale, M. D., Gehlen, B., Street, M., Lynnerup, Niels, Liritzis, I., Sampson, A., Papageorgopoulou, C., Allentoft, Morten Erik, Burger, J., Bradley, D. G. & Collins, Matthew James, Jun 2020, In: PLoS ONE. 15, 6, 17 p., e0235146.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Petrous bone diagenesis: a multi-analytical approach

    Kontopoulos, I., Penkman, K., McAllister, G. D., Lynnerup, Niels, Damgaard, P. B., Hansen, H. B., Allentoft, Morten Erik & Collins, Matthew James, 2019, In: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 518, p. 143-154 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Discussion: Are the Origins of Indo-European Languages Explained by the Migration of the Yamnaya Culture to the West?

    Klejn, L. S., Haak, W., Lazaridis, I., Patterson, N., Reich, D., Kristiansen, K., Sjögren, K., Allentoft, Morten Erik, Sikora, Martin & Willerslev, Eske, 1 Feb 2018, In: European Journal of Archaeology. 21, 01, p. 3-17

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    A 2-million-year-old ecosystem in Greenland uncovered by environmental DNA

    Kjær, K. H., Pedersen, M. W., De Sanctis, B., De Cahsan, B., Korneliussen, T. S., Michelsen, C. S., Sand, K. K., Jelavić, S., Ruter, A. H., Schmidt, A. M. A., Kjeldsen, K. K., Tesakov, A. S., Snowball, I., Gosse, J. C., Alsos, I. G., Wang, Y., Dockter, C., Rasmussen, M., Jørgensen, M. E., Skadhauge, B. & 19 others, Prohaska, Ana, Kristensen, J. Å., Bjerager, M., Allentoft, Morten Erik, Coissac, E., Rouillard, Alexandra, Simakova, A., Fernandez Guerra, Antonio, Bowler, C., Macias-Fauria, M., Vinner, Lasse, Welch, J. J., Hidy, A. J., Sikora, Martin, Collins, Matthew James, Durbin, R., Larsen, Nicolaj Krog, Willerslev, Eske & PhyloNorway Consortium, P. C., 2022, In: Nature. 612, 7939, p. 283-291 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Applications of environmental DNA (eDNA) in agricultural systems: Current uses, limitations and future prospects

    Kestel, J. H., Field, D. L., Bateman, P. W., White, N. E., Allentoft, Morten Erik, Hopkins, A. J. M., Gibberd, M. & Nevill, P., 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 847, 21 p., 157556.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    A 5700 year-old human genome and oral microbiome from chewed birch pitch

    Jensen, T. Z. T., Niemann, J., Iversen, K. H., Fotakis, A. K., Gopalakrishnan, S., Vågene, Å. J., Pedersen, M. W., Sinding, M-H. S., Ellegaard, M. R., Allentoft, M. E., Lanigan, L. T., Taurozzi, A. J., Nielsen, S. H., Dee, M. W., Mortensen, M. N., Christensen, M. C., Sørensen, S. A., Collins, M. J., Gilbert, M. T. P., Sikora, M. & 2 others, Rasmussen, Simon & Schroeder, Hannes, 2019, In: Nature Communications. 10, 10 p., 5520.

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    High-precision dating and ancient DNA profiling of moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes) eggshell documents a complex feature at Wairau Bar and refines the chronology of New Zealand settlement by Polynesians

    Jacomb, C., Holdaway, R. N., Allentoft, Morten Erik, Bunce, M., Oskam, C. L., Walters, R. & Brooks, E., 2014, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 50, p. 24-30 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    The Selection Landscape and Genetic Legacy of Ancient Eurasians

    Irving-Pease, E., Refoyo Martínez, A., Ingason, A., Pearson, A., Fischer, A., Barrie, W., Sjögren, K-G., Halgren, A. S., Macleod, R., Demeter, F., Henriksen, R. H. A., Vimala, T., McColl, H., Vaughn, A., Stern, A. J., Speidel, L., Scorrano, G., Ramsøe, A., Schork, A. J., Rosengren, A. & 12 others, Zhao, Lei, Kristiansen, K., Sudmant, P. H., Lawson, D. J., Durbin, R., Korneliussen, Thorfinn Sand, Werge, Thomas, Allentoft, Morten Erik, Sikora, Martin, Nielsen, Rasmus, Racimo, Fernando & Willerslev, Eske, 2022, bioRxiv, 26 p.

    Research output: Working paperPreprintResearch

  16. Published

    An extremely low-density human population exterminated New Zealand moa

    Holdaway, R. N., Allentoft, Morten Erik, Jacomb, C., Oskam, C. L., Beavan, N. & Bunce, M., 2014, In: Nature Communications. 5, 8 p., 5436.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    A basic statistical approach to determining adult sex ratios of moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes) from sample series, with potential regional and depositional biases

    Holdaway, R. N. & Allentoft, Morten Erik, 2022, In: Notornis. 69, 3, p. 158-173 16 p.

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  18. Identification of an optimal sampling position for stable isotopic analysis of bone collagen of extinct moa (Aves: Emeidae)

    Holdaway, R. N., Hawke, D. J., Bunce, M. & Allentoft, Morten Erik, 2011, In: Notornis. 58, p. 1-7 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    The Farm beneath the Sand: An Archaeological Case Study on Ancient "Dirt" DNA

    Hebsgaard, M. B., Gilbert, M Thomas P, Pedersen, J. A., Heyn, P., Allentoft, Morten Erik, Bunce, M., Munch, K., Schweger, C. & Willerslev, Eske, 2009, In: Antiquity. 83, p. 430-444 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Comparing ancient DNA preservation in petrous bone and tooth cementum

    Hansen, H. B., Damgaard, P. D. B., Margaryan, Ashot, Stenderup, Jesper Tandberg, Lynnerup, Niels, Willerslev, Eske & Allentoft, Morten Erik, 27 Jan 2017, In: PLoS ONE. 12, 1, 18 p., e0170940.

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  21. Published

    An assessment of ancient DNA preservation in Holocene–Pleistocene fossil bone excavated from the world heritage Naracoorte Caves, South Australia

    Grealy, A., Macken, A., Allentoft, Morten Erik, Rawlence, N. J., Reed, E. & Bunce, M., 2016, In: Journal of Quaternary Science. 31, 1, p. 33-45 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Ancient Jomon genome sequence analysis sheds light on migration patterns of early East Asian populations

    Gakuhari, T., Nakagome, S., Rasmussen, S., Allentoft, M. E., Sato, T., Korneliussen, T., Chuinneagain, B. N., Matsumae, H., Koganebuchi, K., Schmidt, R., Mizushima, S., Kondo, O., Shigehara, N., Yoneda, M., Kimura, R., Ishida, H., Masuyama, T., Yamada, Y., Tajima, A., Shibata, H. & 8 others, Toyoda, A., Tsurumoto, T., Wakebe, T., Shitara, H., Hanihara, T., Willerslev, Eske, Sikora, Martin & Oota, H., 2020, In: Communications Biology . 3, 1, 10 p., 437.

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  23. Published

    Mapping human mobility during the third and second millennia BC in present-day Denmark

    Frei, K. M., Bergerbrant, S., Sjögren, K., Jørkov, M L S, Lynnerup, Niels, Harvig, L., Allentoft, Morten Erik, Sikora, Martin, Price, T. D., Frei, Robert & Kristiansen, K., 2019, In: PLoS ONE. 14, 8, e0219850.

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  24. Published

    Tracing the dynamic life story of a Bronze Age Female

    Frei, Karin Margarita, Mannering, U., Kristiansen, K., Allentoft, Morten Erik, Wilson, A. S., Skals, I., Tridico, S., Nosch, Marie Louise Bech, Willerslev, Eske, Clarke, L. & Frei, Robert, 2015, In: Scientific Reports. 10431.

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  25. Published

    A matter of months: high precision migration chronology of a Bronze Age female

    Frei, K. M., Villa, Chiara, Jørkov, M L S, Allentoft, Morten Erik, Kaul, F., Ethelberg, P., Reiter, S. S., Wilson, A. S., Taube, M., Olsen, J., Lynnerup, Niels, Willerslev, Eske, Kristiansen, K. & Frei, Robert, 5 Jun 2017, In: PLoS ONE. 12, 6, 20 p., e0178834.

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