DNA Spotlights · Ancient and Historical Cultures
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Explore the places, time periods, and published research behind ancient DNA samples and the cultures associated with them.
Browse the collection265–276 of 1,627 spotlights
Two ancient voices from an early Holocene coastline, whispering about origins and continuity.
A single ancient individual (5250–4900 BCE) offers a cautious window into early Holocene Belize.
Early Archaic occupants of Belize linked by Y‑DNA Q and mtDNA D1
Late Tiwanaku-era people from Akapana (773–1047 CE): archaeology meeting ancient DNA
A single Middle Horizon individual linking highland life and ancient DNA in Bolivia
A Middle Horizon presence in the Titicaca Basin seen through pottery, fields, and DNA
Lake‑Titicaca metropolis whose stones and genomes whisper Andean stories
A single ancient genome illuminates a Middle Horizon presence in the Bolivian highlands
A single ancient genome from Pumapunku illuminates Tiwanaku's human landscape, cautiously and vividly.
A single maternal lineage illuminates a lakeshore cityscape of ritual, trade, and cultivation
One late-Tiwanaku individual (1393–1439 CE) linking Totocachi archaeology to Andean maternal lineages
A single medieval voice from Klakar links archaeology and ancient DNA in the Bosnian landscape.
