Veliko Tarnovo: Iron Age Echoes
A single Dzhulyunitsa individual offers a tentative glimpse into 8th–6th century BCE Bulgaria
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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Ryahovets & Samovodene: Medieval Bulgaria
Archaeology and ancient mtDNA (3 samples) from 889–1250 CE in the Veliko Tarnovo region.
Ryahovets & Samovodene: Medieval Voices
Three medieval individuals from Veliko Tarnovo region hint at maternal continuity amid Bulgaria's turbulent centuries.
Dawn Farmers of Bulgaria
Neolithic villages (6100–5450 BCE) around Veliko Tarnovo and Haskovo
Petko Karavelovo: Chalcolithic Echoes
Small Chalcolithic community (4700–4400 BCE) in northern Bulgaria with intriguing, preliminary genetic signals
Dzhulyunitsa: Iron Age Echoes
A lone genetic voice from Veliko Tarnovo’s Iron Age landscape
Ryahovets & Samovodene: Medieval Bulgarian Threads
Fragments of life in Veliko Tarnovo’s hinterland, read through archaeology and maternal DNA
Voices of Petko Karavelovo
A glimpse into a 4700–4400 BCE Bulgarian Chalcolithic community through archaeology and DNA.
Voices of Neolithic Bulgaria
Early farming communities (6100–5450 BCE) in central Bulgaria revealed through archaeology and ancient DNA