March 2022
News from aDNA team
News and updates from aDNA team - text by Denisa Zlámalová
About Project
The main objective of the project is to investigate the formation and dynamics of the early medieval polity and population in East-Central Europe over an extended period (from the 6th to 10th centuries AD) as well as empirical and theoretical shift in early medieval archaeology and anthropology.
Recent project results
New podcast aimed at the middle ages from an archaeology and arts perspective. prof. J. Macháček and prof. I. Foletti - Masaryk University
Different approaches are the basis of today's research in cultural heritage. Learn more about the past from different perspectives.
Report from the workplace - Ingrová et al., 2021: New Ancient DNA Research Team at the Department of Archaeology and Museology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University
In this text, you can find more about cooperations, laboratory itself, aims and research goals of aDNA lab.
Gnecchi-Ruscone et al., 2022: Ancient genomes reveal origin and rapid trans-Eurasian migration of 7th century Avar elites. Cell 185.
Work on which one of our researachers (Dr. Zuzana Hofmanová) colaborated on and it brings new inscriptions conected with formation of early medieval Moravia.
Organic residue analysis of Great Moravia medieval pottery from Pohansko and Lány. Study by: Organic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol
J. Macháček at al., 2021: Runes from Lány (Czech Republic) - The oldest inscription among Slavs. A new standard for multidisciplinary analysis of runic bones. Journal of Archaeological Science 177.