Voices of Modern Hungary
A concise genetic and archaeological portrait of Hungary circa 2000 CE
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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Culture collection
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Portraits of Modern India
A 2000 CE genetic and archaeological snapshot of living South Asian diversity
River-City Echoes: Modern Iraq
Contemporary portrait of Mosul, Amadiya, Erbil and migrant samples via archaeology and DNA
Echoes of Modern Israel
A genetic and archaeological portrait linking Israel to diasporic sites in Poland and Georgia
Echoes of Modern Iran
Living landscapes where archaeology and DNA illuminate a continuous, layered past
Tapestry of Modern Italy
A genomic snapshot (174 samples, year 2000) woven into Italy’s archaeological past
Jordan 2000 CE: Living Threads of Ancestry
Modern Jordanian migrants sampled in 2000 — archaeological heritage meets preliminary genetic evidence
Voices of Modern Kazakhstan
A human-scale portrait linking clan histories, material traces, and DNA from 2000 CE
Modern Japan: A Genetic Snapshot
A cinematic glance at 2000 CE Japan where archaeology, urban history and DNA converge
Modern Kenya: Living Genetic Landscape
A vivid, evidence-based snapshot linking recent archaeology and DNA from 162 Kenyan individuals
Echoes of Modern Kyrgyzstan
A concise archaeological and genetic snapshot of Kyrgyzstan in 2000 CE
Voices of Modern Malawi
A living landscape of Yao and Chewa communities at the turn of the 21st century