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A Neolithic settlement in modern-day Greece has for the first time been accurately dated down to the precise year using cosmic rays.

A 7,000-year-old Neolithic settlement in modern-day Greece has, for the first time, been accurately dated down to the precise years.

Researchers at the University of Bern have for the first time been able to pin down a prehistoric settlement of early farmers in northern Greece dating back more than 7,000 years to the year.

Researchers have for the first time been able to pin down a prehistoric settlement of early farmers in northern Greece dating back more than 7,000 years to the year. For this they combined annual growth ring measurements on wooden building elements with the sudden spike of cosmogenic radiocarbon in 5259 BC. This provides a reliable chronological reference point for many other archaeological sites in Southeast Europe.

Exploring the kinship, social customs, and transformations of early medieval steppe communities in Europe through ancient DNA and archaeological evidence. The Avars, originating from Eastern Central Asia, dominated large parts of Eastern Central Europe for over two and a half centuries, from the 6t

Researchers examined over 400 skeletons to uncover secrets from the Avar empire

A groundbreaking genetic study has uncovered details about the hidden history of the Avars, an enigmatic warrior culture that dominated Hungary 1,500 years ago.

Hundreds of genomes shed light on the marriage habits and social norms of the Avar people of central Europe. Hundreds of genomes shed light on the marriage habits and social norms of the Avar people of central Europe.

<p>A multidisciplinary research team including Patrick Geary, Professor Emeritus in the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study, together with Hungarian, Austrian, and German research groups, has combined ancient DNA data with a clear archaeological, anthropological, and historical context to reconstruct the social dynamics of Avar-period steppe descent populations that settled in Europe's Carpathian Basin in the 6th cent...

Ancient DNA reveals new details about the Avars, warriors who built an empire that ruled Central and Eastern Europe for 250 years from the mid-sixth century.