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AADR Exports

AADR exports are the public human ancient DNA surfaces derived from the AADR release material. They provide the human side of the repository's broader mixed-evidence publication model.

They matter because the repository does not only publish pollenomics context and animal recovery work. It also needs a human ancient DNA layer that helps place those other surfaces in a broader release-based historical setting.

What AADR Makes Clear

  • what human ancient DNA context is visible beside pollen, archaeology, and animal evidence
  • whether a public geography is being interpreted only through animal recovery or also through a broader human release layer
  • how one region fits into a larger historical population context without pretending that this is the same as local animal sample review
  • what the repository gains by keeping a human evidence family alongside its pollenomics-first publication model

What AADR Adds To The Public Product

AADR exports add:

  • broad human ancient DNA context
  • a release-based comparison layer across geographies
  • a way to keep the public product from reading as if animals, pollen, and archaeology exist in isolation from the human side of the historical record

What It Does Not Do

AADR exports should not be read as if they:

  • replace animal sample review
  • settle local coordinate or chronology disputes for animal evidence
  • make a weak regional surface strong simply because a human release layer is present
  • collapse the difference between release-based human context and narrower project-by-project animal recovery work

Why Versioned Human Context Matters

Versioning matters here because human ancient DNA releases change over time. A public product that reuses human context should be able to show which release is behind that surface rather than treating the human layer as an untracked background.

If You Need The Repository-Owned Records

The versioned family path lives under:

  • data/aadr/v66/

If your question is about the visible publication, continue to reports or maps. If your question is about the family itself, continue to AADR source guidance.