Ancient and historical cultures

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Explore the places, time periods, and published research behind ancient DNA samples and the cultures associated with them.

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Late Intermediate Period highland polity (1100–1450 CE) seen through bones and genes

Archaeology and ancient DNA illuminate lives on Peru’s south coast.

Three genomes from Pacapaccari illuminate Late Intermediate Period life in Ayacucho, Peru

Coastal Adobe, Tombs, and Ancient DNA from the Early Intermediate Andes

Late Intermediate Period highland community showing Chimu influence and early DNA signals

Late Intermediate coastal polity at Huaca Pucllana, where archaeology meets ancient DNA

Six highland genomes from 750–1220 CE illuminate life in Peru’s Laramate uplands.

Huaca Pucllana and the genetic traces of the Early Intermediate Lima people

Early Andean highland community at Lauricocha, 7000–6000 BCE, seen through archaeology and DNA

Late Intermediate Period Lima community (1065–1470 CE) through archaeology and DNA

Coastal powerhouses of northern Peru — archaeology and DNA from 750–1300 CE

Highland DNA and archaeological traces from the Rio Ilave Basin, c.120–533 CE