Bell Beakers of Poland
Late 3rd–2nd millennium BCE communities in southwestern Poland, seen through archaeology 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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Kuyavian Neolithic Echoes
A brief, evidence-based portrait of the Poland_BKG communities (4600–3980 BCE)
Poland CWC: Echoes of Corded Lives
Seven late Neolithic–early Bronze Age individuals from Poland connect burial rites to shifting genomes
Czarnówko Wielbark: Baltic Threads
Iron Age burials in Pomerania whose artifacts and DNA reveal local roots and surprising lineages
Dziekanowice Echoes
Medieval graves at Dziekanowice meet DNA to reveal a cautious, evocative portrait
Echoes of Early Bronze Poland
Iwiny and Gustorzyn lives glimpsed through bones, artifacts, and DNA
Echoes of Unetice: Poland, Early Bronze Age
Five Unetice-period individuals from Polish sites illuminate archaeology and ancient DNA
Kierzkowo Kin — Globular Amphora
A cinematic look at Poland's Globular Amphora people (3400–2577 BCE) where tombs, pottery, and DNA converge
Końskie Voices, 1000–1200 CE
A small medieval assemblage that links local Iron Age landscapes to surprising genetic signals.
Koszyce GAC: Voices from Neolithic Poland
Snapshot of Globular Amphora communities at Koszyce (3072–2360 BCE) linking archaeology and DNA
Kowalewko Wielbark: Iron Age Echoes
Wielbark burials at Kowalewko woven with DNA strands of mobility and local continuity
Krusza Zamkowa: Late Lengyel Echoes
Three Neolithic voices from Krusza Zamkowa bridge pottery, place and ancient DNA