תיקי DNA

Alai Valley Iron Age Echoes

Nine genomes from the Tuyuk mounds illuminate a crossroads of steppe, mountain, and southern influences.

• Alai Valley, Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan
• 749 BCE - 415 CE

Kara-Djigach: Black Death–Era Kyrgyz DNA

Five medieval burials from a Christian cemetery in Chüy reveal a fragile genetic portrait of pandemic-era Central Asia.

• Chüy Region, Kyrgyzstan (Ysyk‑Ata District)
• 1248 CE - 1379 CE

Tian Shan Medieval Nomads

Fragmentary ancient DNA from Kyrgyzstan links mobile steppe life to eastern Eurasian lineages

• Tian Shan, Central Steppe (Kyrgyzstan)
• 1030 CE - 1278 CE

Issyk‑Kul Saka: Chilpek & Ken‑Su Burials

A cinematic glimpse into Iron Age Saka lifeways on the shores of Issyk‑Kul, revealed by archaeology and ancient DNA.

• Issyk‑Kul region, Kyrgyzstan
• 751 BCE - 884 CE

Tian Shan Huns: Echoes of the Steppe

Hun-period communities of the Kyrgyz Tian Shan, 1–700 CE — archaeology meets ancient DNA

• Tian Shan, Central Steppe (Kyrgyzstan)
• 1 CE - 700 CE

Tian Shan Saka: Steppe Voices

Iron Age horsemen of the Kyrgyz Tian Shan—where graves and genomes meet

• Tian Shan, Central Steppe, Kyrgyzstan
• 650 BCE - 100 CE

Echoes of Modern Kyrgyzstan

A concise archaeological and genetic snapshot of Kyrgyzstan in 2000 CE

• Kyrgyzstan
• 2000 CE

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Whispers of the Steppe

Horseborn nomads of the Scythian–Saka world across Central Asia

• Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Xinjiang (China), Russia
• 1499 BCE - 884 CE

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Nomadic Steppe Cultures — Hunnic Horizon

Mobile horse societies of the Eurasian steppe traced through archaeology and ancient DNA

• Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan
• 1650 BCE - 1500 CE