Poznań-Śródka: Echoes of a Borderland
Medieval Poznań community whose bones and genomes reveal layered ancestry
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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Poznań Echoes: 1000–1200 CE
A fragmentary genetic and archaeological portrait from medieval Poznań
Wielbark at Pruszcz Gdański
Iron Age graves on the Baltic edge, where archaeology meets ancient DNA
Rumin Remnants
Small medieval burial sample from Rumin links archaeology and ancient DNA with cautious intrigue
Santok at the Crossroads
A medieval riverside hub in western Poland, visible in bones and genomes
Southeast Poland Bell Beaker
A fleeting Bell Beaker presence near Pełczyska seen through a small ancient-DNA window
Southeast Corded Ware of Poland
A frontier of corded pottery, steppe genes, and shifting lifeways (2617–2147 BCE)
Echoes of Norse Poland
Viking Age communities in medieval Poland seen through graves and genomes
Echoes of Chalcolithic Portugal
Human stories from megaliths and caves brought into focus by ancient DNA.
Pikutkowo TRB: Farmers of Northern Poland
Three Neolithic genomes tie Funnel Beaker lifeways to mixed farmer–forager ancestry in Poland.
Évora Early Bronze Age Echoes
Three ancient genomes from Évora offer a tentative window into Portugal's Early Bronze Age
Echoes of the Atlantic: Portugal Late Neolithic
A fragile portrait of coastal communities from 3700–2000 BCE in Portugal