Ancient DNA reveals the multiethnic structure of the Xiongnu Empire, Mongolia’s first nomadic empire; the study has been published in Science Advances
Archaeogenetic study reveals large-scale continental migration into the East of England during the early Medieval Period
Multidisciplinary research team sheds light on the 1,400-year-old mystery about the genetic origins of the Avar elite
A study published in the journal Science traces the evolution of the hepatitis B virus from prehistory to the present, revealing dissemination routes and changes in viral diversity
A new study published in Science Advances by an international team of geneticists, anthropologists and archeologists lead by scientists from the Archaeogenetics Department of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, Germany, helps illuminate the history of the Scythians with 111 ancient genomes from key Scythian and non-Scythian archaeological cultures of the Central Asian steppe
The first humans who settled in Scandinavia more than 10,000 years ago left their DNA behind in ancient chewing gums, which are masticated lumps made from birch bark pitch
A new study, published in PNAS, discovered kin relationships among Stone Age individuals buried in megalith tombs on Ireland and in Sweden
