01930nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260002500042653002100067653001300088653002600101653001600127653002100143653002000164100001500184700001600199700002300215700002000238700001200258700001100270700001200281700001900293245009800312856015300410300001100563490000700574520103300581022001401614       2026                            d  c11/2026bElsevier BV10aCultural aspects10amobility10aMycobacterium leprae 10aAncient DNA10aMigration Period10a Roman Iron Age1 aMyburgh DA1 ada Silva NA1 aRomeyer-Dherbey JH1 aGrefen-Peters S1 aJöns H1 aPeek C1 aNebel A1 aKrause-Kyora B00aPaleogenomics reveals leprosy at the late antique burial site of Fallward in northern Germany  uhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004226032608/pdfft?md5=e903d4ed5068269f61e29c3acc8eb4ac&pid=1-s2.0-S2589004226032608-main.pdf  a1 - 150 v293 a<p>The coastal settlement of Fallward in northwestern Germany (3<sup>rd</sup>–5<sup>th</sup> century CE) is renowned for exceptionally preserved wooden and textile grave goods, yet the genetic and pathogen landscape of its inhabitants has remained unstudied. We conducted metagenomic analyses on skeletal samples from 11 individuals to investigate their genetic affinities and infectious disease history. Three individuals yielded sufficient data for population genetic analysis: two clustered with northwestern European Iron Age and Anglo-Saxon groups, while one adult male might have originated from a Roman frontier population. This man was also infected with a strain of <em>Mycobacterium leprae</em> belonging to phylogenetic branch 4 and was buried in a boat accompanied by Roman-influenced grave goods, including carved furniture and a military belt. Together, these findings point to possible long-distance connections linking remote communities, such as Fallward, to the wider Roman world during Late Antiquity.</p>
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