Levon Yepiskoposyan
Biographic Data
| ID | 627127 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Levon Yepiskoposyan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Levon |
| FAMILY NAME | Yepiskoposyan |
| SIGNATURE | YEPISKOPOSYAN L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Molecular Biology |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6113-2072 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Genetic Repercussions of Centuries of Wandering
In this study, we evaluate how well historical records and genetic evidence align in identifying the source populations of the diaspora community of Crimean Armenians. We also investigate when this population appeared in their refuge regions. Additionally, we explore the genetic effects of centuries-long migrations and potential reproductive interactions between this population and neighboring ethnic groups.
Genetic Insights into the Origins of Armenians
This review summarizes approximately twenty-five years of research into Armenians’ genetic history based on modern and ancient DNA samples. Studies of uniparentally inherited traits and whole-genome data indicate a rather homogeneous genetic structure among various geographical groups of historical Armenia. A significant level of genetic continuity, more than six thousand years, is observed in the eastern areas of the Armenian highlands. The gene…
Yeghegis-1 rockshelter site
Excavations at Yeghegis-1, a rockshelter in southern Armenia, reveal long-term human habitation from the late fifth to mid-fourth millennia BC. Here, the authors present a preliminary overview of the materials recovered from the site and highlight the potential of ongoing research to shed light on Chalcolithic human lifeways in the region
Ancient human genomes from across the Eurasian steppes
The Simons Genome Diversity Project
Here we report the Simons Genome Diversity Project data set: high quality genomes from 300 individuals from 142 diverse populations. These genomes include at least 5.8 million base pairs that are not present in the human reference genome. Our analysis reveals key features of the landscape of human genome variation, including that the rate of accumulation of mutations has accelerated by about 5% in non-Africans compared to Africans since divergenc…
Azokh Cave and the Transcaucasian Corridor
Azokh Cave and the Transcaucasian Corridor
Azokh Cave Hominin Remains
Introduction
Population genomics of Bronze Age Eurasia
The Bronze Age of Eurasia (around 3000–1000 BC) was a period of major cultural changes. However, there is debate about whether these changes resulted from the circulation of ideas or from human migrations, potentially also facilitating the spread of languages and certain phenotypic traits. We investigated this by using new, improved methods to sequence low-coverage genomes from 101 ancient humans from across Eurasia. We show that the Bronze Age w…
Early Divergent Strains of Yersinia pestis in Eurasia 5,000 Years Ago
The bacteria Yersinia pestis is the etiological agent of plague and has caused human pandemics with millions of deaths in historic times. How and when it originated remains contentious. Here, we report the oldest direct evidence of Yersinia pestis identified by ancient DNA in human teeth from Asia and Europe dating from 2,800 to 5,000 years ago. By sequencing the genomes, we find that these ancient plague strains are basal to all known Yersinia p…
Ancient human genomes suggest three ancestral populations for present-day Europeans
No Evidence from Genome-wide Data of a Khazar Origin for the Ashkenazi Jews
The origin and history of the Ashkenazi Jewish population have long been of great interest, and advances in high-throughput genetic analysis have recently provided a new approach for investigating these topics. We and others have argued on the basis of genome-wide data that the Ashkenazi Jewish population derives its ancestry from a combination of sources tracing to both Europe and the Middle East. It has been claimed, however, through a reanalys…
No Evidence from Genome-wide Data of a Khazar Origin fo the Ashkenazi Jews
The origin and history of the Ashkenazi Jewish population have long been of great interest, and advances in high-throughput genetic analysis have recently provided a new approach for investigating these topics. We and others have argued on the basis of genome-wide data that the Ashkenazi Jewish population derives its ancestry from a combination of sources tracing to both Europe and the Middle East. It has been claimed, however, through a reanalys…
Paternal Lineage Analysis Supports an Armenian Rather Than a Central Asian Genetic Origin of the Hamshenis
The Hamshenis are an isolated geographic group of Armenians with a strong ethnic identity who, until the early decades of the twentieth century, inhabited the Pontus area on the southern coast of the Black Sea. Scholars hold alternative views on their origin, proposing Eastern Armenia, Western Armenia, and Central Asia, respectively, as their most likely homeland. To ascertain whether genetic data from the nonrecombining portion of the Y chromoso…
Regionalized autosomal STR profiles among Armenian groups suggest disparate genetic influences
The archeology and ethnology of Armenia suggest that this region has acted as a crossroads for human migrations from Europe and the Middle East since at least the Neolithic. Near continual foreign influx has, in turn, led to the supposition that the gene pools of geographically separated Armenian populations may have diverged as differing historical influences potentially left distinct genetic traces in the various regions of the Armenian plateau…
The Azokh Cave complex
Infant mortality decline in Armenia
Reply to Redmond
Infant mortality in Armenia, 1992–2003
The Azokh Cave complex
Regionalized autosomal STR profiles among Armenian groups suggest disparate genetic influences
The archeology and ethnology of Armenia suggest that this region has acted as a crossroads for human migrations from Europe and the Middle East since at least the Neolithic. Near continual foreign influx has, in turn, led to the supposition that the gene pools of geographically separated Armenian populations may have diverged as differing historical influences potentially left distinct genetic traces in the various regions of the Armenian plateau…
Infant mortality in Armenia, 1992–2003
Reply to Redmond
Infant mortality decline in Armenia
The Azokh Cave complex
Regionalized autosomal STR profiles among Armenian groups suggest disparate genetic influences
The archeology and ethnology of Armenia suggest that this region has acted as a crossroads for human migrations from Europe and the Middle East since at least the Neolithic. Near continual foreign influx has, in turn, led to the supposition that the gene pools of geographically separated Armenian populations may have diverged as differing historical influences potentially left distinct genetic traces in the various regions of the Armenian plateau…
Paternal Lineage Analysis Supports an Armenian Rather Than a Central Asian Genetic Origin of the Hamshenis
The Hamshenis are an isolated geographic group of Armenians with a strong ethnic identity who, until the early decades of the twentieth century, inhabited the Pontus area on the southern coast of the Black Sea. Scholars hold alternative views on their origin, proposing Eastern Armenia, Western Armenia, and Central Asia, respectively, as their most likely homeland. To ascertain whether genetic data from the nonrecombining portion of the Y chromoso…
No Evidence from Genome-wide Data of a Khazar Origin for the Ashkenazi Jews
The origin and history of the Ashkenazi Jewish population have long been of great interest, and advances in high-throughput genetic analysis have recently provided a new approach for investigating these topics. We and others have argued on the basis of genome-wide data that the Ashkenazi Jewish population derives its ancestry from a combination of sources tracing to both Europe and the Middle East. It has been claimed, however, through a reanalys…
No Evidence from Genome-wide Data of a Khazar Origin fo the Ashkenazi Jews
The origin and history of the Ashkenazi Jewish population have long been of great interest, and advances in high-throughput genetic analysis have recently provided a new approach for investigating these topics. We and others have argued on the basis of genome-wide data that the Ashkenazi Jewish population derives its ancestry from a combination of sources tracing to both Europe and the Middle East. It has been claimed, however, through a reanalys…
Ancient human genomes suggest three ancestral populations for present-day Europeans
Population genomics of Bronze Age Eurasia
The Bronze Age of Eurasia (around 3000–1000 BC) was a period of major cultural changes. However, there is debate about whether these changes resulted from the circulation of ideas or from human migrations, potentially also facilitating the spread of languages and certain phenotypic traits. We investigated this by using new, improved methods to sequence low-coverage genomes from 101 ancient humans from across Eurasia. We show that the Bronze Age w…
Early Divergent Strains of Yersinia pestis in Eurasia 5,000 Years Ago
The bacteria Yersinia pestis is the etiological agent of plague and has caused human pandemics with millions of deaths in historic times. How and when it originated remains contentious. Here, we report the oldest direct evidence of Yersinia pestis identified by ancient DNA in human teeth from Asia and Europe dating from 2,800 to 5,000 years ago. By sequencing the genomes, we find that these ancient plague strains are basal to all known Yersinia p…
The Simons Genome Diversity Project
Here we report the Simons Genome Diversity Project data set: high quality genomes from 300 individuals from 142 diverse populations. These genomes include at least 5.8 million base pairs that are not present in the human reference genome. Our analysis reveals key features of the landscape of human genome variation, including that the rate of accumulation of mutations has accelerated by about 5% in non-Africans compared to Africans since divergenc…
Azokh Cave and the Transcaucasian Corridor
Azokh Cave and the Transcaucasian Corridor
Azokh Cave Hominin Remains
Introduction
Ancient human genomes from across the Eurasian steppes
Yeghegis-1 rockshelter site
Excavations at Yeghegis-1, a rockshelter in southern Armenia, reveal long-term human habitation from the late fifth to mid-fourth millennia BC. Here, the authors present a preliminary overview of the materials recovered from the site and highlight the potential of ongoing research to shed light on Chalcolithic human lifeways in the region
Genetic Insights into the Origins of Armenians
This review summarizes approximately twenty-five years of research into Armenians’ genetic history based on modern and ancient DNA samples. Studies of uniparentally inherited traits and whole-genome data indicate a rather homogeneous genetic structure among various geographical groups of historical Armenia. A significant level of genetic continuity, more than six thousand years, is observed in the eastern areas of the Armenian highlands. The gene…
Genetic Repercussions of Centuries of Wandering
In this study, we evaluate how well historical records and genetic evidence align in identifying the source populations of the diaspora community of Crimean Armenians. We also investigate when this population appeared in their refuge regions. Additionally, we explore the genetic effects of centuries-long migrations and potential reproductive interactions between this population and neighboring ethnic groups.
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