Shamakhi Antiquity: Threads of Late Antiquity
A single ancient genome illuminates life on the shores and highlands of eastern Caucasus.
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Shamakhi Antiquity: A Caucasus Echo
A lone genome from Shamakhi illuminates Late Antique life on Azerbaijan’s ancient margins.
- Shamakhi, Azerbaijan (Caucasus)
- 205 CE - 346 CE
Shamakhi: Voices of a Late‑Antique Plain
Late‑Antique Shamakhi (205–346 CE): archaeology meets a single ancient genome
- Shamakhi, Shirvan plain, Azerbaijan
- 205 CE - 346 CE