Shkrel Middle Bronze Age Echo
A lone voice from Shkrel, Albania (1880–1695 BCE) linking archaeology 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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Middle Bronze Armenia: Highlands in Transition
Archaeology and DNA reveal a patchwork of local roots and incoming threads across 2127–1211 BCE
Bronze Age Bulgaria: Kapitan Andreevo
A fragile genomic glimpse into southern Bulgaria's Early–Middle Bronze Age landscape.
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Darra-i-Kur: Middle Bronze Age Echoes
A single genomic window into life at Darra-i-Kur Cave, Afghanistan, c. 2580–2410 BCE
Albania_MBA
Shkrel Echoes: Middle Bronze Albania
A solitary burial from Shkrel that voices a broader Middle Bronze Age landscape
Armenia_MBA
Middle Bronze Age Armenia
Tombs, trade, and emerging lineages across Armenia (2127–1211 BCE)
Armenia, Middle Bronze Echoes
A glimpse into Bronze Age lives in the Armenian Highlands through bones and genomes
Jagodnjak Middle Bronze Age (Croatia)
Six individuals from Jagodnjak-Krcevine; DNA links farmer ancestry with older lineages
Croatia_MBA: Middle Bronze Age Echoes
Archaeology and ancient DNA illuminate communities of the Cetina Valley and Dalmatian hinterland.
Cetina Valley — Middle Bronze Age
Riverine communities in Dalmatia whose maternal lineages illuminate Bronze Age connections
Tumulus People of NW Bohemia
Middle Bronze Age barrow community (1500–1250 BCE) seen through graves and maternal lineages
England Middle Bronze Age Echoes
Archaeology and DNA illuminate lives in England, 1600–1000 BCE