Whispers of La Tène in Lower Austria
Iron Age lives at Pottenbrunn seen through artifacts and ancient 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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Kleinhadersdorf LBK: Dawn of Farming
An Early Neolithic presence in Lower Austria seen through potsherds and a single ancient genome
LBK Farmers of Lower Austria
Early Neolithic settlers (5500–4775 BCE) at Kleinhadersdorf and Ratzersdorf — archaeology meets DNA
Asparn-Schletz LBK: Early Neolithic Echo
Fortified LBK settlement in Austria; one genome offers a cautious glimpse into early farmer life.
Klosterneuburg: Romans on the Danube
A Roman-period community in Pannonia revealing mobility, multicultural ties, and early genetic glimpses
Echoes from Krems-Wachtberg
Two Upper Paleolithic voices from Austria revealing hunter-gatherer lifeways and genetics
Wöllersdorf Mesolithic Echoes
A lone genome from early Mesolithic Austria illuminating hunter‑gatherer lifeways
Krems‑Wachtberg Gravettian Echo
A lone Upper Paleolithic voice from Lower Austria linking burial ritual and ancient DNA
Brunn Wolfholz — Neolithic Edge
A lone genome at the frontier between Mesolithic foragers and LBK farmers
Pottenbrunn Medieval Profile
A single burial from 773–890 CE that hints at lives on the edge of Carolingian Austria
Danubian Dawn: Austria LBK Farmers
Neolithic farmers along the Danube (5500–4500 BCE) where archaeology meets ancient genomes
Ovilava (Wels): Roman Upper Austria
Bones, pottery and genomes illuminate life on the Roman frontier at Ovilava.