Bunbury, Magdalena M.E., and Gnecchi-Ruscone, Guido Alberto (2024) Ancient nomads you've probably never heard of disappeared from Europe 1,000 years ago. Now, DNA analysis reveals how they lived. The Conversation, 25 April 2024.

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Abstract

How do we understand past societies? For centuries, our main sources of information have been pottery sherds, burial sites and ancient texts.

But the study of ancient DNA is changing what we know about the human past, and what we can know. In a new study, we analysed the genetics of hundreds of people who lived in the Carpathian Basin in southeastern central Europe more than 1,000 years ago, revealing detailed family trees, pictures of a complex society, and stories of change over centuries.

Item ID:	82646
Item Type:	Article (Commentary)
ISSN:	2201-5639
Keywords:	Ancient DNA, Avars, archaeology, Hungary, 14C dating
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Funders:	Australian Research Council (ARC)
Date Deposited:	08 May 2024 01:50
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