Ancient DNA And Historical Context Were Used To Explain Kinship, Social Practices Of Avar Society

Excavation works conducted by the Eötvös Loránd University at the Avar-period (6th–9th century AD) cemetery of Rákóczifalva, Hungary, in 2006. Credit: Institute of Archaeological Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University Múzeum, Budapest, Hungary

Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology integrated ancient DNA data with a comprehensive archaeological, anthropological, and historical framework.

It helped reconstruct intricate social dynamics that characterized the steppe-descent populations of the Avar period, who established settlements within Europe’s Carpathian Basin during the 6th century.

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