Echoes of the Chernyakhiv Plain
Late Antique communities in Ukraine revealed through graves, artifacts, and DNA
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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Dnieper–Mariupol Riverfolk
Riverine cemeteries and ancient genomes reveal life along Ukraine's lower Dnieper.
Majaky Usatove: Coastal Echoes
A coastal Eneolithic community on the northwestern Black Sea, glimpsed through graves and DNA
Majaky Usatove Ensemble
Coastal Eneolithic lifeways at Majaky (Odessa) seen through archaeology and ancient DNA
Serednii Stih — Ukraine Eneolithic
Five genomes from Kopachiv and Deriivka illuminate a restless steppe between 4446–3528 BCE.
Verteba Voices: Trypillia Eneolithic
Four ancient genomes from Verteba Cave offer a tentative glimpse into Trypillia life and ancestry.
Usatove at Bolšoj Kujalnik
Coastal Eneolithic community (3973–3528 BCE); limited ancient DNA hints at mixed ancestries.
Western Scythians of Ukraine
Iron Age horse-warriors and hillfort communities, seen through graves and genomes
Dnieper Neolithic: Riverborne Ancestors
Communities along the Dnipro from 6500–4000 BCE where graves and genomes speak together
Voices of the Ukrainian Mesolithic
Riverine hunter-gatherers of Ukraine, 10509–5921 BCE, revealed by archaeology and ancient DNA
Nikol’ske Neolithic Echoes
Small Neolithic assemblage from southeastern Ukraine hinting at hunter-gatherer and early farmer ancestries
Scythians of Central Ukraine
Warriors of the steppe between the Dnieper and the Black Sea