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Hannes is group leader at the Globe Institute. His research interests focus primarily on the use of ancient genomics to explore past population histories and the spread and evolution of infectious diseases. He has a DPhil in archaeology from the University of Oxford (2009) and started his own research group at the University of Copenhagen in 2017. Since then, he has led several large research projects and his research has been published in Nature, Science, and PNAS. Together with Mikkel Nørtoft he developed the Ancient Genome Atlas, and currently he heads the ERC Consolidator Project AlpGen which focuses on the population history of the circum-Alpine region between 4000-600 BCE. He is also head of section for the Section for Molecular Ecology and Evolution and a founding member of the School of Archaeology at the University of Copenhagen.
External positions
Senior Researcher, Leiden University
1 Sept 2013 → 31 Aug 2016
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Genomic insights into the early peopling of the Caribbean
Nägele, K., Posth, C., Iraeta Orbegozo, M., de Armas, Y. C., Hernandez Godoy, S. T., Herrera, U. M. G., Nieves-Colon, M. A., Sandoval-Velasco, M., Mylopotamitaki, D., Radzeviciute, R., Laffoon, J., Pestle, W. J., Ramos-Madrigal, J., Lamnidis, T. C., Schaffer, W. C., Carr, R. S., Day, J. S., Arredondo Antunez, C., Rangel Rivero, A. & Martinez-Fuentes, A. J. & 9 others, , 2020, In: Science. 369, 6502, p. 456-460Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Diverse variola virus (smallpox) strains were widespread in northern Europe in the Viking Age
Mühlemann, B., Vinner, L., Margaryan, A., Wilhelmson, H., de la Fuente Castro, C., Allentoft, M. E., de Barros Damgaard, P., Hansen, A. J., Holtsmark Nielsen, S., Strand, L. M., Bill, J., Buzhilova, A., Pushkina, T., Falys, C., Khartanovich, V., Moiseyev, V., Jørkov, M. L. S., Østergaard Sørensen, P., Magnusson, Y. & Gustin, I. & 9 others, , 2020, In: Science (New York, N.Y.). 369, 6502, p. 1-12Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The Anglo-Saxon migration and the formation of the early English gene pool
Gretzinger, J., Sayer, D., Justeau, P., Altena, E., Pala, M., Dulias, K., Edwards, C. J., Jodoin, S., Lacher, L., Sabin, S., Vågene, Å. J., Haak, W., Ebenesersdóttir, S. S., Moore, K. H. S., Radzeviciute, R., Schmidt, K., Brace, S., Bager, M. A., Patterson, N. & Papac, L. & 60 others, , 2022, In: Nature. 610, p. 112-119Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The ancestry and geographical origins of St Helena's liberated Africans: [incl. erratum]
Sandoval-Velasco, M., Jagadeesan, A., Ramos-Madrigal, J., Ávila-Arcos, M. C., Fortes-Lima, C. A., Watson, J., Johannesdóttir, E., Cruz-Dávalos, D. I., Gopalakrishnan, S., Moreno-Mayar, J. V., Niemann, J., Renaud, G., Brown, K. A. R., Bennett, H., Pearson, A., Helgason, A., Gilbert, M. T. P. & Schroeder, H., 2023, In: American Journal of Human Genetics. 110, 9, p. 1590-1599 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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A large mass grave from the Early Iron Age indicates selective violence towards women and children in the Carpathian Basin
Fibiger, L., Iraeta-Orbegozo, M., Koledin, J., Laffoon, J. E., Makarewicz, C. A., Mylopotamitaki, D., Bruyere, C., Booth, T., Ramsey, C. B., Layfield, R., Anchieri, L., Huang, Y., Knudsen, A. K., Niemann, J., Radmanović, D., Oldham, N. J., Shaw, B., Tracy, S., Nylund, S. & Daly, J. S. & 7 others, , 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nature Human Behaviour. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Characterising terpenic plant resins, wood tars and pitches in heritage science: analytical methods and applications
Łucejko, J. J., Bertelli, I., Costa, R., Ebert, B., Falcó, A., Ion, R.-M., Kozowyk, P., Mojović, Z., Nardella, F., Pecci, A., Ribechini, E., Schroeder, H., Zborowska, M. & Colombini, M. P., 2026, In: NPJ heritage science. 14, 27 p., 162.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review
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Local agricultural transition, crisis and migration in the Southern Andes
Barberena, R., Luisi, P., Novellino, P., Tessone, A., Guevara, D., Garcia, A., Nelson, E. A., le Roux, P., Herrera, C., Coz, G., Candito, M., Lopopolo, M., Le Corre, M., Becerra-Valdivia, L., Orbegozo, M. I., Tressières, G., Lucero, G., Cardillo, M., Carbajo, J. M. & Da Peña, G. & 19 others, , Mar 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nature. 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Ancient DNA and biomarkers from artefacts: insights into technology and cultural practices in Neolithic Europe
White, A. E., Koch, T. J., Jensen, T. Z. T., Niemann, J., Pedersen, M. W., Søtofte, M. B., Binder, D., Lepère, C., Harb, C., Huber, R., Kramer, L., Mauvilly, M., Ebersbach, R., Wahl, J., Little, A., Wales, N., Regert, M. & Schroeder, H., 2025, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 292, 2057, 11 p., 20250092.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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