Romania_PietreleMaguraGorgana_Gumelnita_C Danubian Echoes Chalcolithic communities of the lower Danube revealed through archaeology and DNA 5624 CE - 3026 BCE Lower Danube, Romania
Bulgaria_C Balkan Chalcolithic Echoes Archaeology and ancient DNA tracing life across the Balkans, 5468–2000 BCE 5468 CE - 2000 BCE Balkans (Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia)
Tren Cave Echoes Two Late Neolithic–Chalcolithic voices from the Devoll valley 5000 CE - 3500 BCE Devoll valley, Albania (Tren Cave)
Areni Chalcolithic Threads A brief, evocative look at Chalcolithic life in Areni through archaeology and DNA 4350 CE - 3500 BCE Areni-1, Vayots Dzor, Armenia
Alkhantepe: Late Chalcolithic Echoes A single ancient genome from Uchtepe village illuminates Late Chalcolithic life in the Azerbaijan lowlands 3776 CE - 3651 BCE Jalilabad district, Azerbaijan (Uchtepe / Alkhantepe)
Whispers of Chalcolithic Bulgaria 14 genomes (5468–4245 BCE) illuminate farmer maternal continuity and a small, varied paternal signal 5468 CE - 4245 BCE Bulgaria (Balkans)
Albania_LN_C Tren Cave Ancestors (Albania) Two Late Neolithic–Chalcolithic individuals from Tren Cave illuminate maternal lineages in SE Albania 5000 CE - 3500 BCE Southeast Albania (Devoll valley)
Armenia_C Areni Chalcolithic Echoes Five Areni‑1 genomes link cave life in Chalcolithic Armenia to wider Near Eastern and steppe conversations. 4350 CE - 3500 BCE Areni (Vayotz Dzor), Armenia
Azerbaijan_Caucasus_lowlands_LateC Alkhantepe: Echoes of the Late Chalcolithic A single genome from Uchtepe village opens a cautious window into 3776–3651 BCE Azerbaijan 3776 CE - 3651 BCE Jalilabad district, Azerbaijan
Areni Chalcolithic Horizon Small, evocative DNA sample set ties Areni cave life to wide Chalcolithic networks 4350 CE - 3500 BCE Armenia (Areni‑1, Vayots Dzor)
Whispers of Copper: Bulgaria_C A Chalcolithic tapestry from tells and river valleys, seen through bones and genomes 5468 CE - 4245 BCE Bulgaria (Yunatsite, Sushina, Ivanovo, Smyadovo)
Petko Karavelovo: Chalcolithic Echoes Small Chalcolithic community (4700–4400 BCE) in northern Bulgaria with intriguing, preliminary genetic signals 4700 CE - 4400 BCE Petko Karavelovo, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
