Zvejnieki: Latvia's Ancient Coast
Hunter-gatherers of Latvia (7471–4711 BCE) revealed through burials 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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Zvejnieki: Latvia's Middle Neolithic
Six genomes from Zvejnieki reveal maternal U continuity and tentative R signals
Beirut in the Hellenistic Tide
Three genomes from Hellenistic Beirut reveal echoes of Mediterranean mobility
Berytus: Roman Beirut in DNA
Genetic glimpses of life in Roman-era Beirut (170 BCE–235 CE)
Sidon: Middle Bronze Age Lebanon
Human lives and genomes from Sidon’s College Site, 1950–1600 BCE
Beirut, Iron Age III — Lebanon_IA3
A coastal mosaic of lives and genomes from 749–330 BCE in the heart of ancient Lebanon
Sidon Shadows: Medieval Lebanon Revealed
Archaeology and DNA from Sidon (1000–1300 CE) illuminate a port city of layered identities
Bronze Dawn: Lithuania's Ancient Voices
Four individuals from Turlojiškė offer a tentative window into Lithuania's Bronze Age lives and genes.
Voices of Roman Lebanon
Human stories from Qornet ed-Deir between 200–650 CE, where bones meet history
Voices of Lithuania's Late Neolithic
Four ancient genomes from Lithuania illuminate Late Neolithic life and preliminary ancestry links.
Narva of Lithuania: Coastal Neolithic Echoes
Seven ancient genomes from Donkalnis, Kretuonas 1B and Spiginas link pottery and sea to deep hunter-gatherer roots
Lithuania Mesolithic Echoes
Hunter-gatherer lifeways on Lithuanian lakeshores, revealed by archaeology and ancient DNA