Altai Neanderthal: Echoes from Denisova Cave
A solitary genetic voice from the Altai mountains that reshapes our view of Neanderthal diversity.
Ancient and historical cultures
DNA Spotlights
Explore the places, time periods, and published research behind ancient DNA samples and the cultures associated with them.
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Arroyo Seco II — Pampas Dawn
A single Holocene voice from southern Argentina linking stone, bone and ancient DNA.
Aconcagua Inca: High-Andean Echoes
A late pre-Columbian presence on Cerro Aconcagua bridging local Aconcagua traditions and Inca expansion.
Arroyo Seco II — 7200 Years Ago
Mid‑Holocene Pampas foragers whose stones and genes trace ancient journeys
Pampas Ancestors: Arroyo Seco II
Early Holocene hunters of the Argentine Pampas revealed through bones, tools, and DNA
Laguna Chica — Pampas Echoes
A single 1,600‑year‑old voice from the Pampas linking archaeology and DNA
Yamana of the Beagle Channel
Maritime lifeways of Tierra del Fuego in late historic DNA
Beagle Channel Voyager
A single ancient genome from Río Pipo illuminates seafaring life in Tierra del Fuego
Laguna Chica Foragers, c. 6800 BP
Early Holocene Pampas occupants revealed by archaeology and ancient DNA
Laguna Toro: 2400 BP Echoes
A single ancient individual from a lagoon southwest of Buenos Aires links archaeology and mitochondrial lineage A
La Arcillosa 2: A Wind-Swept Maternal Lineage
A single ancient genome from North Tierra del Fuego offers a fragile window into coastal foragers, c. 4040–3710 BCE
Vardbakh Voices: Armenia in Antiquity
Two maternal genomes from Yerevan 2 Cave open a quiet window into Armenia, 100 BCE–300 CE.