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v22.09.2

30 Aug 11:10
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Sixth (and long-awaited) major release of AncientMetagenomeDir.

This release includes a significant update to the repository, with an extension to DNA sequencing library level metadata! You can now use these tables to directly download sequencing data, with knowledge of their construction to help with informed processing of public data. The release also sees the deprecation of the 'Anthropgenic' metagenome table due to a lack of interest. This will be reinstated in the future if of interest to the community.

Release v22.09 includes 6 new publications and 3 removed publications, representing 23 new ancient host-associated metagenome samples, 165 new ancient microbial genomes, and 7 new (previously missed) ancient environmental samples.

It adds 1829 new ancient host-associated metagenome libraries, 2096 new ancient microbial genome libraries, and 440 new ancient environmental libraries.

This brings the repository to a total of 126 publications, 1061 new ancient host-associated metagenome samples, 533 ancient microbial genomes, and 382 new ancient environmental samples. It also includes 1829 new ancient host-associated metagenome libraries, 2096 new ancient microbial genome libraries, and 440 new ancient environmental libraries.

Corrections were made to 29 publications.

New Contributors

CHANGELOG

Added

  • Extended repository to include library level metadata for all existing samples

Ancient Metagenome: Host Associated

  • Granehäll 2021 10.1186/s40168-021-01132-8
  • Maixner 2021 10.1016/j.cub.2021.09.031
  • Kazarina 2021b 10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.103213

Ancient Single Genome: Host Associated

  • Granehäll 2021 10.1186/s40168-021-01132-8
  • Pfrengle 2021 10.1186/s12915-021-01120-2
  • Kocher 2021 10.1126/science.abi5658
  • Andrades Valtueña 2022 10.1073/pnas.2116722119

Ancient Metagenome: Environmental

Ancient Metagenome: Anthropogenic

  • Due to the lack of community interest, this table has now been deprecated and will not be included in future releases of AncientMetagenomeDir. However it will be reinstated in the future if interest returns.

Misc

  • Added library metadata for FASTQ and BAM level data
  • Changed the missing value from NA to Unknown for archive_project for the samples tsv
  • Removed 'sampling date' columns from host-associated metagenome and single-genome sample tables as this is almost never reported

Changed

  • Changed archive_project from NA to Unknown for Taubenberger2005, PattersonRoss2018, Worobey2016
  • Fixed Susat2021 DOIs (excel dragging error)
  • Fixed Kazarina2021 Project/Sample accessions (column flip error)
  • Fixed Morozova2020 DOIs (excel dragging error)
  • Fixed Bieker2020 DOIs (paper partly reused previous data for new purpose and earlier had the other publication DOI. Now made all DOIs and dates consistent for the publication where metagenomics was performed)
  • Fixed Bieker2020 sample USNH-39 into two separate 'artifical samples' due to upload of two libraries to two difference archives.
  • Fixed Bieker2020 missing sample accession codes (due to later re-sequencing and non-reused SRS/ERS code)
  • Fixed Muhlemann2018 Project ID (now available)
  • Fixed FellowsYates2021 corrected typo in longitude 85.53 > -85.53
  • Fixed Velsko2018 project name to Velsko2019 (wrong publication year)
  • Fixed Schuenemann2011 Put the accession ID of the full plasmid sequence not partial
  • Fixed Martin2013 corrected archive name (incorrectly reported in publication)
  • Fixed Seersholm2016 archive ENA (from incorrectly specified as SRA)
  • Fixed Eisenhofer2020 date rounding error (originally added 230 rather than 200)
  • Fixed BravoLopez2020 typo in site name (Inmaculate -> Immaculate)
  • Fixed Willmann2018 project_name (originally missing the second 'n')
  • Fixed DeDios2020, DeDios2019, DeDios2021 project_names (originally had lowercase leading d)
  • Fixed DeDios2020 sample_name from Jean-Paul Marat to Marat to make it consistent with the libraries uploaded in the ENA
  • Fixed Campos2021 sample accession column had run accession
  • Fixed Philips2017 fixed incorrect DOI (from later publication that reused same data)
  • Fixed Wagner2014 incorrect archive in the samples tsv
  • Fixed Eerkens2018 sample name from an individual name to the specific calculus sample name
  • Fixed Zhou2018 by switching sample name to a clearer one based on the file name rather than just the project_archive ID
  • Fixed Zhou2018 in ancientsinglegenome-hostassociated archive_project and archive_accession to be more explicit as of which files have been use to reconstruct the genome
  • Fixed Campos2021 sample_name to HERB_1937 to make it consistent with the libraries uploaded in the ENA
  • Fixed Borry2020 sample_name to match archaeological ID from paper (as opposed to laboratory ID which was in sample.tsv table)
  • Fixed Velsko2019 accidental inclusion of old sample accessions to keep 'correct' sample accession of correct data
  • Fixed Liang2021 sample names to be more specific to allow association with library names
  • Fixed GuzmanSolis2021 archive_project and archive_accession to include the Dryad doi and the specific ids from the download links
  • Fixed Ardelean2020 sample_name incorrect in samples tsv, replaced with sample_name from libraries tsv
  • Fixed Morozova2020 typo in - Azov37 -> Axov38
  • Fixed Morozova2020 accidental ERS code duplication across two samples

Removed

  • Removed Mendum2014 sample SK27 due to TreeBASE repository not being accessible any more
  • Removed SantiagoRodriguez2016 and SantiagoRodridguez2016 samples as raw data is no longer publicly accessible on MG-RAST
  • Removed Braadbaart2020 as uploaded data was not shotgun data as required for inclusion in environmental table
  • Removed Worobey2016 samples SF74 and SF73 as not in final consensus sequences
  • Removed Schulte2021 sample accessions of targeted capture libraries (which were different from the shotgun libraries)
  • Removed Schuenemann2018 libraries (Jørgen_*) that were originally published in tandem with and already included in KrauseKyora2018b

Pyu Ancient Cities

Pyu Ancient Cities includes the remains of three brick, walled and moated cities of Halin, Beikthano and Sri Ksetra located in vast irrigated landscapes in the dry zone of the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River basin. They reflect the Pyu Kingdoms that flourished for over 1,000 years between 200 BC and AD 900. The three cities are partly excavated archaeological sites. Remains include excavated palace citadels, burial grounds and manufacture sites, as well as monumental brick Buddhist stupas, partly standing walls and water management features – some still in use – that underpinned the organized intensive agriculture.

Description used under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0

v22.09: Pyu Ancient Cities

30 Aug 10:59
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Sixth (and long-awaited) major release of AncientMetagenomeDir.

This release includes a significant update to the repository, with an extension to DNA sequencing library level metadata! You can now use these tables to directly download sequencing data, with knowledge of their construction to help with informed processing of public data. The release also sees the deprecation of the 'Anthropgenic' metagenome table due to a lack of interest. This will be reinstated in the future if of interest to the community.

Release v22.09 includes 6 new publications and 3 removed publications, representing 23 new ancient host-associated metagenome samples, 165 new ancient microbial genomes, and 7 new (previously missed) ancient environmental samples.

It adds 1829 new ancient host-associated metagenome libraries, 2096 new ancient microbial genome libraries, and 440 new ancient environmental libraries.

This brings the repository to a total of 126 publications, 1061 new ancient host-associated metagenome samples, 533 ancient microbial genomes, and 382 new ancient environmental samples. It also includes 1829 new ancient host-associated metagenome libraries, 2096 new ancient microbial genome libraries, and 440 new ancient environmental libraries.

Corrections were made to 29 publications.

New Contributors

CHANGELOG

Added

  • Extended repository to include library level metadata for all existing samples

Ancient Metagenome: Host Associated

  • Granehäll 2021 10.1186/s40168-021-01132-8
  • Maixner 2021 10.1016/j.cub.2021.09.031
  • Kazarina 2021b 10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.103213

Ancient Single Genome: Host Associated

  • Granehäll 2021 10.1186/s40168-021-01132-8
  • Pfrengle 2021 10.1186/s12915-021-01120-2
  • Kocher 2021 10.1126/science.abi5658
  • Andrades Valtueña 2022 10.1073/pnas.2116722119

Ancient Metagenome: Environmental

Ancient Metagenome: Anthropogenic

  • Due to the lack of community interest, this table has now been deprecated and will not be included in future releases of AncientMetagenomeDir. However it will be reinstated in the future if interest returns.

Misc

  • Added library metadata for FASTQ and BAM level data
  • Changed the missing value from NA to Unknown for archive_project for the samples tsv
  • Removed 'sampling date' columns from host-associated metagenome and single-genome sample tables as this is almost never reported

Changed

  • Changed archive_project from NA to Unknown for Taubenberger2005, PattersonRoss2018, Worobey2016
  • Fixed Susat2021 DOIs (excel dragging error)
  • Fixed Kazarina2021 Project/Sample accessions (column flip error)
  • Fixed Morozova2020 DOIs (excel dragging error)
  • Fixed Bieker2020 DOIs (paper partly reused previous data for new purpose and earlier had the other publication DOI. Now made all DOIs and dates consistent for the publication where metagenomics was performed)
  • Fixed Bieker2020 sample USNH-39 into two separate 'artifical samples' due to upload of two libraries to two difference archives.
  • Fixed Bieker2020 missing sample accession codes (due to later re-sequencing and non-reused SRS/ERS code)
  • Fixed Muhlemann2018 Project ID (now available)
  • Fixed FellowsYates2021 corrected typo in longitude 85.53 > -85.53
  • Fixed Velsko2018 project name to Velsko2019 (wrong publication year)
  • Fixed Schuenemann2011 Put the accession ID of the full plasmid sequence not partial
  • Fixed Martin2013 corrected archive name (incorrectly reported in publication)
  • Fixed Seersholm2016 archive ENA (from incorrectly specified as SRA)
  • Fixed Eisenhofer2020 date rounding error (originally added 230 rather than 200)
  • Fixed BravoLopez2020 typo in site name (Inmaculate -> Immaculate)
  • Fixed Willmann2018 project_name (originally missing the second 'n')
  • Fixed DeDios2020, DeDios2019, DeDios2021 project_names (originally had lowercase leading d)
  • Fixed DeDios2020 sample_name from Jean-Paul Marat to Marat to make it consistent with the libraries uploaded in the ENA
  • Fixed Campos2021 sample accession column had run accession
  • Fixed Philips2017 fixed incorrect DOI (from later publication that reused same data)
  • Fixed Wagner2014 incorrect archive in the samples tsv
  • Fixed Eerkens2018 sample name from an individual name to the specific calculus sample name
  • Fixed Zhou2018 by switching sample name to a clearer one based on the file name rather than just the project_archive ID
  • Fixed Zhou2018 in ancientsinglegenome-hostassociated archive_project and archive_accession to be more explicit as of which files have been use to reconstruct the genome
  • Fixed Campos2021 sample_name to HERB_1937 to make it consistent with the libraries uploaded in the ENA
  • Fixed Borry2020 sample_name to match archaeological ID from paper (as opposed to laboratory ID which was in sample.tsv table)
  • Fixed Velsko2019 accidental inclusion of old sample accessions to keep 'correct' sample accession of correct data
  • Fixed Liang2021 sample names to be more specific to allow association with library names
  • Fixed GuzmanSolis2021 archive_project and archive_accession to include the Dryad doi and the specific ids from the download links
  • Fixed Ardelean2020 sample_name incorrect in samples tsv, replaced with sample_name from libraries tsv
  • Fixed Morozova2020 typo in - Azov37 -> Axov38
  • Fixed Morozova2020 accidental ERS code duplication across two samples

Removed

  • Removed Mendum2014 sample SK27 due to TreeBASE repository not being accessible any more
  • Removed SantiagoRodriguez2016 and SantiagoRodridguez2016 samples as raw data is no longer publicly accessible on MG-RAST
  • Removed Braadbaart2020 as uploaded data was not shotgun data as required for inclusion in environmental table
  • Removed Worobey2016 samples SF74 and SF73 as not in final consensus sequences
  • Removed Schulte2021 sample accessions of targeted capture libraries (which were different from the shotgun libraries)
  • Removed Schuenemann2018 libraries (Jørgen_*) that were originally published in tandem with and already included in KrauseKyora2018b

Pyu Ancient Cities

Pyu Ancient Cities includes the remains of three brick, walled and moated cities of Halin, Beikthano and Sri Ksetra located in vast irrigated landscapes in the dry zone of the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River basin. They reflect the Pyu Kingdoms that flourished for over 1,000 years between 200 BC and AD 900. The three cities are partly excavated archaeological sites. Remains include excavated palace citadels, burial grounds and manufacture sites, as well as monumental brick Buddhist stupas, partly standing walls and water management features – some still in use – that underpinned the organized intensive agriculture.

Description used under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0

v21.09: Taputapuātea

04 Oct 09:00
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Fifth major release of AncientMetagenomeDir

Release v21.09 includes 9 new publications, representing 122 new ancient host-associated metagenome samples, 13 new ancient microbial genomes, and 12 new ancient environmental samples.

This brings the repository to a total of 132 publications, 1038 new ancient host-associated metagenome samples, 368 ancient microbial genomes, and 375 new ancient environmental samples.

Corrections were made to 3 publications.

Thanks to the following contributors and reviewers: @Jesser11 @ivelsko @pheintzman @bbartholdy @MeriamOs

Thanks to the following authors of added publications for answering queries: Jaelle Brealey, Miriam Bravo-López, and Barbara Moguel.

The full changelog is below.

Added

Ancient Metagenome: Host Associated

  • Ottoni 2021 10.1073/pnas.2102116118
  • Rampelli 2021b 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102816
  • Brealey 2021 10.1016/j.cub.2021.08.010

Ancient Single Genome: Host Associated

  • Susat 2021 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109278
  • Guzmán-Solis 2021 10.7554/eLife.68612

Ancient Metagenome: Environmental

  • De Dios 2021 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103021
  • Campos 2021 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009714
  • Wu 2021 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009886

Ancient Metagenome: Environmental

  • Moguel 2021 10.1038/s41598-021-92981-8

Ancient Metagenome: Anthropogenic

Misc

Changed

  • Corrected H. pylori having taxonomic domain to bacteria from virus
  • Ferrari2020: Corrected typo in accession ERS3935829
  • BravoLopez2020: Corrected typo in site name Inmaculate Conception > Immaculate Conception

Taputapuātea

Taputapuātea on Ra’iātea Island is at the centre of the ‘Polynesian Triangle’, a vast portion of the Pacific Ocean, dotted with islands, and the last part of the globe to be settled by humans. The property includes two forested valleys, a portion of lagoon and coral reef and a strip of open ocean. At the heart of the property is the Taputapuātea marae complex, a political, ceremonial and funerary centre. It is characterized by several marae, with different functions. Widespread in Polynesia, the marae were places where the world of the living intersected the world of the ancestors and the gods. Taputapuātea is an exceptional testimony to 1,000 years of mā'ohi civilization.

Description used under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0

v21.06: Côa Valley and Siega Verde

28 Jun 11:57
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Release Description

Fourth major release of AncientMetagenomeDir

Release v21.06 includes 10 new publications, representing 142 new ancient host-associated metagenome samples, 33 new ancient microbial genomes and 11 new ancient environmental samples.

This brings the repository to a total of 916 ancient host-associated metagenome samples, 355 ancient microbial genomes, and 363 ancient environmental samples.

Corrections were made to 1 publications.

The full changelog is below.

Added

Ancient Metagenome: Host Associated

  • Wibowo 2021 10.1038/s41586-021-03532-0
  • Fellows Yates 2021 10.1073/pnas.2021655118
  • Farrer 2021 10.1038/s41598-021-86100-w

Ancient Single Genome: Host Associated

  • Seguin-Orlando 2021 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102383
  • Haller 2021 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102419
  • Guellil 2020 10.1073/pnas.2009677117
  • Danneels 2021 10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.049

Ancient Metagenome: Environmental

  • Wibowo 2021 10.1038/s41586-021-03532-0
  • Schulte 2021 10.1111/1755-0998.13311
  • Lammers 2021 10.1038/s42003-021-01710-4
  • Added new feature (sea coast)
  • Liang 2021 10.1186/s40168-021-01057-2

Ancient Metagenome: Anthropogenic

Misc

Changed

  • Changed collection_date column to sampling_date to clarify this is when drilling, or sub-sampling for DNA analysis was performed
  • Corrected date for GLZ001 from Yu et al. (2020) from 4400 to 4600 based on the re-calibrated reported date in the paper (doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.04.037)

Removed

Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde

The two Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley (Portugal) and Siega Verde (Spain) are located on the banks of the rivers Agueda and Côa, tributaries of the river Douro, documenting continuous human occupation from the end of the Paleolithic Age. Hundreds of panels with thousands of animal figures (5,000 in Foz Côa and around 440 in Siega Verde) were carved over several millennia, representing the most remarkable open-air ensemble of Paleolithic art on the Iberian Peninsula.

Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 from UNESCO

v21.03: Town of Provins

31 Mar 14:27
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Release Description

Third major release of AncientMetagenomeDir.

Release v21.03 includes 8 new publications, representing 228 new ancient host-associated metagenome samples, 3 new ancient microbial genomes and 14 new ancient environmental samples.

This brings the repository to a total of 774 ancient host-associated metagenome samples, and 322 ancient microbial genomes and 352 ancient environmental samples.

Corrections were made to 4 publications. New functionality includes an interactive geoJSON map rendered on GitHub, which can be accessed here

The full changelog is below.

Added

  • #348: Interactive GeoJSON maps rendered with GitHub
  • #349: No spaces allowed in archive_accession column.

Ancient Metagenome: Host Associated

  • Philips 2017 10.1186/s12864-020-06810-9
  • Kazarina 2021 10.3390/genes12020309
  • Seguin-Orlando 2021 10.1016/j.cub.2020.12.015
  • Rampelli 2021 10.1038/s42003-021-01689-y
  • Witt 2021 10.1038/s41598-021-82362-6

Ancient Single Genome: Host Associated

  • Philips 2020 10.1186/s12864-020-06810-9
  • Kılınç 2021 10.1126/sciadv.abc4587

Ancient Metagenome: Environmental

  • Rampelli 2021 10.1038/s42003-021-01689-y

Ancient Metagenome: Anthropogenic

Misc

  • Added project accession column to all tables to help finding other samples from same project

Changed

  • Cutibacterium acnes (deDios2020, 10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104209) changed from eukaryota to bacteria.
  • Corrected publication_doi and sample_age_doi for Jacobson2020 (10.1098/rstb.2019.0586)
  • Corrected overwritten new SRA information for Weyrich 2017 (10.1038/nature21674)
  • Corrected date DOI spreadsheetdragging error for Armbrecht 2020 (10.1111/1755-0998.13162)

Removed

Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs

The fortified medieval town of Provins is situated in the former territory of the powerful Counts of Champagne. It bears witness to early developments in the organization of international trading fairs and the wool industry. The urban structure of Provins, which was built specifically to host the fairs and related activities, has been well preserved.

v20.12: Ancient City of Nessebar

31 Dec 14:27
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Release Description

Second major release of AncientMetagenomeDir.

Release v20.12 includes 20 new publications, representing 42 new ancient host-associated metagenome samples, 46 new ancient microbial genomes and 23 new ancient environmental samples.

This brings the repository to a total of 546 ancient host-associated metagenome samples, and 319 ancient microbial genomes and 338 ancient environmental samples.

Corrections were made to 9 publications. New functionality includes auto-generated images of sample location maps, sample count histograms and publication count timelines on each new merge. These can be found under assets/live/images.

The full changelog is below.

Added

Ancient Metagenome: Host Associated

  • Modi 2020 10.1007/s12520-019-00983-5
  • Appelt 2014 10.1128/AEM.03242-13
  • Eisenhofer 2020 10.1098/rstb.2019.0578
  • Jacobson 2020 10.1098/rstb.2019.0589
  • Sabin 2020 10.1098/rstb.2019.0576
  • Williams 2020 10.1128/MRA.00850-20
  • Fotakis 2020 10.1098/rstb.2019.0584

Ancient Single Genome: Host Associated

  • Susat 2020 10.1038/s41598-020-71530-9
  • Eisenhofer 2020 10.1098/rstb.2019.0578
  • Morozova 2020 10.1098/rstb.2019.0569
  • Schuenemann 2018 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006447
  • Ferrari 2020 10.1098/rstb.2019.0572
  • Williams 2020 10.1128/MRA.00850-20
  • Fotakis 2020 10.1098/rstb.2019.0584
  • Marciniak 2016 10.1016/j.cub.2016.10.016
  • Gelabert 2016 10.1073/pnas.1611017113
  • Taubenberger 2005 10.1038/nature04230
  • Lugli 2017 10.1186/s40168-016-0221-y
  • Bravo Lopez 2020 10.1098/rstb.2019.0580

Ancient Metagenome: Environmental

  • Added new metadata columns to improve data reconstructions: sequence_name (e.g. core, transect), depth, feature (e.g. cave, lake), study type.
  • Braadbaart 2020 10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102468
  • DerSarkissian 2016 10.1111/1755-0998.12679

Ancient Metagenome: Anthropogenic

Misc

  • Added 'live-status' summary images that are displayed on README and updated on every new submission.

Changed

  • Ardelean 2020: Differentiated samples with identical names
  • Ahmed 2018: Updated sample_age and sample_age_doi
  • Graham 2016: Updated sequence_name
  • Wang 2017: Updated sequence_name
  • Pedersen 2016: Updated sequence_name and corrected two typos in depth
  • Armbrecht 2020: fixed broken DOI due to spreadsheet drag-down error
  • de Dios 2019: Standardised coordinates and location name with Gelabert 2016 for accuracy
  • van Dorp 2020: Standardised coordinates and location name with Gelabert 2016 for accuracy
  • Weyrich 2017: Replaced OAGR codes with newly uploaded SRA accession numbers

Ancient City of Nessebar

Situated on a rocky peninsula on the Black Sea, the more than 3,000-year-old site of Nessebar was originally a Thracian settlement (Menebria). At the beginning of the 6th century BC, the city became a Greek colony. The city’s remains, which date mostly from the Hellenistic period, include the acropolis, a temple of Apollo, an agora and a wall from the Thracian fortifications. Among other monuments, the Stara Mitropolia Basilica and the fortress date from the Middle Ages, when this was one of the most important Byzantine towns on the west coast of the Black Sea. Wooden houses built in the 19th century are typical of the Black Sea architecture of the period. Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 from https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/217/

v20.09.1: Ancient Ksour of Ouadane

02 Sep 09:40
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This is the first point release of AncientMetagenomeDir!

  • Fixes missing table in ZIP file

Release Description
First major release of AncientMetagenomeDir of Host associated meta- and single-genomes samples older than 1950.

Release v20.09 includes 87 publications since 2011, representing 443 ancient host-associated metagenome samples, 269 ancient microbial genomes and 312 sediment samples and spans 49 countries.

Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata
Founded in the 11th and 12th centuries to serve the caravans crossing the Sahara, these trading and religious centres became focal points of Islamic culture. They have managed to preserve an urban fabric that evolved between the 12th and 16th centuries. Typically, houses with patios crowd along narrow streets around a mosque with a square minaret. They illustrate a traditional way of life centred on the nomadic culture of the people of the western Sahara. Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 from https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/750/

v20.09: Ancient Ksour of Ouadane

02 Sep 07:03
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This is the first release of AncientMetagenomeDir!

Release Description
First major release of AncientMetagenomeDir of Host associated meta- and single-genomes samples older than 1950.

Release v20.09 includes 87 publications since 2011, representing 443 ancient host-associated metagenome samples, 269 ancient microbial genomes and 312 sediment samples and spans 49 countries.

Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata
Founded in the 11th and 12th centuries to serve the caravans crossing the Sahara, these trading and religious centres became focal points of Islamic culture. They have managed to preserve an urban fabric that evolved between the 12th and 16th centuries. Typically, houses with patios crowd along narrow streets around a mosque with a square minaret. They illustrate a traditional way of life centred on the nomadic culture of the people of the western Sahara. Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 from https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/750/

Second pre-release for Zenodo DOI

19 Aug 14:49
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This allows citability for mostly-complete Microbiome (host-associated) papers list

Pre-release for Zenodo DOI

12 Aug 11:20
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Pre-release to allow registration with Zenodo