Il'movaya Pad — Xiongnu Frontier
A Siberian edge of the Xiongnu world where steppe routes met Baikal landscapes
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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Steppe Echoes of the Kuban
Early Bronze Age Yamnaya on the North Caucasus steppe, seen through bones and genomes
Piedmont Echoes: Late Maikop Voices
Three genomes from Mar'inskaja 5 illuminate a twilight of the Late Maikop on the North Caucasus piedmont
Maikop-Novosvobodnaya Echoes
Four genomes from Klady reveal a Caucasus crossroads of metals, burial rites, and Near Eastern ties
Unakozovskaya: Caucasus Eneolithic Echoes
Three early Eneolithic genomes from the North Caucasus hint at Near Eastern ties and local lifeways
Black Sea Echoes
Medieval lives on the Krasnodar coast seen through archaeology and maternal genomes
Devil's Gate Neolithic Echoes
Early Neolithic occupants of Devil's Gate Cave reveal Northeast Asian maternal lineages
Don Eneolithic Echoes
Archaeology and DNA illuminate a steppe horizon from 5473–3531 BCE
Davydovskoye Antiquity
Late Antique community of the Bolshoye‑Davydovskoye plain, seen through archaeology and ancient DNA
Don–Northern Mariupol: Golubaya‑Krinitsa
Early Neolithic community on the middle Don revealed through burials and ancient DNA
Ekven Iron Age: Arctic Threads
Five ancient genomes from Ekven reveal Arctic maritime roots and Beringian connections.
Kurgans of the Southern Ural Sarmatians
Five kurgan burials (749–200 BCE) showing a steppe people at a genetic crossroads