Echoes of Early Farmers
Lower Austria’s LBK villages revealed through bones, pottery and DNA
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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Ovilava (Wels): Roman Voices in Upper Austria
Five ancient genomes from Ovilava offer preliminary glimpses of life in Roman-era Noricum
Azerbaijan Lowlands, Late Neolithic
Two fragile genomes and the archaeology of hearths, pottery, and river plains
Alkhantepe: Late Chalcolithic Azerbaijan
A lone burial in Jalilabad hints at early Caucasus lineages and copper‑age lifeways
Mentesh Tepe: Voices of Ancient Azerbaijan
Three genomes from Mentesh Tepe illuminate a deep, local Bronze Age thread in the South Caucasus
Shamakhi: Voices of a Late‑Antique Plain
Late‑Antique Shamakhi (205–346 CE): archaeology meets a single ancient genome
Crooked Island Ceramic Era
Ceramic-period communities on Crooked Island (900–1500 CE), glimpsed through potsherds and ancient DNA
Eleuthera Ceramic World
Island life and lineage on Eleuthera, 500–1500 CE
Long Island Ceramic Islanders
Ceramic-period communities of Long Island (885–1390 CE) revealed through archaeology and DNA
Preacher's Cave: Taino Maternal Thread
A single 10th‑century Bahamian genome ties Eleuthera to broader Arawakan movements
South Andros Ceramic Voices
Lucayan-era islanders revealed through pottery, blue holes, and DNA
Ragged Island Ceramic — Flamingo Cay
A lone ancient genome from Flamingo Cay opens a window onto Caribbean island life and voyages.