

Zuzana Hofmanova
108 posts

@dewawer
aDNA, pop gen, human history. Group Leader at @MPI_EVA_Leipzig and @MasarykUni.



Ancient #genomes show integration of genetically different groups to the same early medieval #Avar society in the Vienna Basin, #Austria. New @HistoGenes study in @Nature, led by @kwangwangk, Bendeguz Tobias & Doris Pany-Kucera. tinyurl.com/38c7mtb9 & nature.com/articles/s4158…




Decoding #Avar society using ancient #DNA & archaeological evidence. New paper in @Nature by a multidisciplinary team @HistoGenes, incl. @MPI_EVA_Leipzig researchers Guido Gnecchi Ruscone, Johannes Krause & @dewawer. More: tinyurl.com/2nn6b7zr & nature.com/articles/s4158…





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✨ Excited to share our most recent work on population genetics in Southwest India! ✨ 🗣️ We ask: What is the relationship between genetic & oral histories in this region? 🧬 biorxiv.org/content/10.110… 🧵 A thread with some highlights …

Between fishing and farming: palaeogenomic analyses reveal cross-cultural interactions triggered by the arrival of the Neolithic in the Danube Gorges biorxiv.org/content/10.110…


Origins of the Avars elucidated with ancient #DNA. Multidisciplinary team @Histogenes, incl. @MPI_EVA_Leipzig researchers Guido Gnecchi Ruscone, Johannes Krause & @dewawer sheds light on 1,400 yo mystery. New paper @CellCellPress! bit.ly/3NHcM3m & cell.com/cell/fulltext/…









Scientists have identified markings carved into an ancient cattle bone found in a Slavic settlement as Germanic runes. The finding could call into question the long-held belief that the ethnic groups were constantly in conflict. nyti.ms/3oireCQ