Yasynuvatka Neolithic Echoes
Three early Neolithic individuals from Zaporizhia revealing maternal threads and regional entanglements
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Echoes of Viking-Age Ukraine
Genetic and archaeological traces from Chernihiv-region burials that illuminate Viking Age networks
Verteba Echoes: Middle-Late Trypillia
17 individuals (3800–3500 BCE) from Verteba Cave reveal maternal ties to Neolithic farming communities
Bustan Bronze Echoes
Bronze Age lives at Bustan (1880–1300 BCE): archaeological shadows meet DNA traces
Dzharkutan: Bronze Age Echoes
A riverside Bronze Age settlement in Uzbekistan where pottery, graves, and DNA whisper of changing ancestries
Kokcha Bronze Horizon
Bronze Age lives from Kokcha 3 revealed by bones, bronzes, and ancient DNA
Sappali Tepe: Bronze Age Crossroads
A Bronze Age community in Uzbekistan where burials and DNA reveal threads of steppe and south Asian ancestry
Rabat Iron Age Mosaic
Archaeology and DNA from Rabat, Surxondaryo (170 BCE–235 CE)
Futuna, Vanuatu: 1,200 Years Ago
An island portrait ca. 651–858 CE where archaeology and ancient DNA meet
Epi–Efate Islanders (c.1520–1950 CE)
A portrait of late pre‑colonial and colonial‑era Vanuatu through archaeology and ancient DNA
Teouma: Early Islanders of Efate
A cinematic glimpse of Vanuatu's people 1250–750 BCE where excavation and ancient DNA converge
Teouma: Vanuatu ~2,900 BP
A coastal Lapita-era community on Efate bridging archaeology and early Pacific genomes