תיקי DNA

Abu Saiba Tylos: Bahrain in the Hellenistic Age

A lone Late Hellenistic–Roman period individual hints at island connections across the Persian Gulf

• Bahrain (Abu Saiba, Northern Governorate)
• 200 BCE - 300 CE

Salt & Silk: Tylos under Sasanian Rule

Three ancient genomes from Madinat Hamad illuminate Bahrain’s Late Tylos world

• Bahrain (Madinat Hamad, Northern Governorate)
• 300 CE - 647 CE

Bahrain_EMTylos_SeleucidCharacene

Tylos Shores: Abu Saiba in the Hellenistic Gulf

A single ancient genome hints at maternal ties across the Persian Gulf during 200 BCE–300 CE

• Bahrain (Abu Saiba, Northern Governorate)
• 200 BCE - 300 CE

Bahrain_LTylos_Sasanian

Late Tylos — Sasanian Bahrain (Madinat Hamad)

Archaeology and ancient DNA from coastal Bahrain, 300–647 CE

• Bahrain (Madinat Hamad, Northern Governorate)
• 300 CE - 647 CE

Late Tylos — Sasanian Bahrain

A coastal nexus at the edge of Sasanian power, glimpsed through archaeology and ancient DNA

• Bahrain (Madinat Hamad, Northern Governorate)
• 300 CE - 647 CE

Tylos Shoreline, Abu Saiba

A single genome from Bahrain illuminates Hellenistic–Mesopotamian maritime ties

• Bahrain (Abu Saiba, Northern Governorate)
• 200 BCE - 300 CE

Bahrain Late Tylos–Sasanian Shores

Island crossroads where Tylos traditions met Sasanian power (300–647 CE)

• Bahrain (Madinat Hamad, Northern Governorate)
• 300 CE - 647 CE