Steppe Dawn: Russia Eneolithic Echoes
Early Eneolithic communities on the Russian steppe seen through bones and genomes
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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Maikop Steppe Echoes
Early Bronze Age steppe lives where Caucasus foothills meet open grasslands
Transbaikal Mesolithic Echoes
Three early Holocene lives from Zhindo and Pad' Tokui illuminate Siberian hunter–gatherer roots
Fofonovo Neolithic: Transbaikal Kitoi
Early Neolithic burials from Fofonovo that link archaeology and ancient DNA
Echoes of Tagar: Siberian Steppe Forerunners
Early Iron Age groups in the Minusinsk Basin—archaeology and DNA tell a mixed-steppe story
Fatyanovo at Bolshnevo
Bronze Age echoes from Tver — pottery, people, and early steppe genes
Uelen Old Bering Sea: Arctic Threads
Maritime hunters of Chukotka seen through carved ivory, graves, and ancient DNA
Echoes of the Upper Volga
Eneolithic life at Sakhtysh seen through archaeology and ancient DNA
Upper Volga Lyalovo: Lakeside Lineage
A glimpse of Neolithic life on the Sakhtysh shores, traced by archaeology and ancient DNA
Echoes from Ust'-Ida
Early Bronze Age lives on the Siberian fringe, revealed by four ancient genomes
Ust'-Ida: Late Neolithic Echoes
Four genomes from Ust'-Ida illuminate northern Siberian lifeways and genetic threads
Ust-Belaya Angara: Baikal Lineages
Fourteen ancient genomes from the Belaya River mouth connect archaeology and Siberian ancestry.