Boncuklu Dawn
Early PPNA communities in southeastern Anatolia at the threshold of farming
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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Culture collection
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Roman Anatolian Shores
Lives and maternal lineages from Apollonia to Yatağan in Roman-era Turkey
Marmara Roman Communities
Lives at Iznik (Nicaea) and Apollonia seen through archaeology and maternal DNA
Boncuklu Dawn: Early Çayönü Neolithic
Archaeological and genetic portrait of Boncuklu (10483–6269 BCE), southeast Turkey
Tell Kurdu: Early Chalcolithic Voices
Five genomes from Hatay Province hint at daily life and tangled ancestries in 5800–5400 BCE Anatolia.
Alalakh (Tell Atchana) — Middle–Late Bronze
A genetic and archaeological portrait of Hatay's urban kingdom, 2000–1200 BCE
Tepecik Çiftlik: Early Neolithic Anatolia
Five genomes (6645–6072 BCE) illuminate maternal lineages at a central Anatolian farming village
Titriş Höyük: Echoes of Early Bronze Anatolia
Seven genomes from Şanlıurfa reveal a cautious glimpse into Early Bronze Age life and ancestry.
Echoes of West Byzantine Anatolia
Human stories from 400–800 CE around İznik and Bursa, seen through archaeology and DNA
Parkhai Chalcolithic (Turkmenistan)
A fragile glimpse of maternal lineages at Parkhai II, where archaeology meets early DNA
Geoksyur Chalcolithic Echoes
A Turkmen oasis community at the crossroads of Near Eastern and Central Asian worlds
Namazga Chalcolithic Echoes
Four Chalcolithic genomes from Turkmenistan linking archaeology and maternal lineages