Ancient-human genome count reaches unprecedented 10,000.

Advances in DNA sequencing have led to the generation of genome data from over 10,000 ancient humans since 2010, with no sign of slowing down. Most of the ancient-human genomes come from Western Eurasia, but sampling from other regions, particularly Africa, is becoming more frequent. However, the majority of ancient-human genome sequences in the database come from just three institutions, highlighting the need to build capacity for ancient genomics in under-represented parts of the world.