Ancient genomes reveal Avar-Hungarian transformations in the 9th-10th centuries CE Carpathian Basin
Dániel Gerber, Veronika Csáky, Bea Szeifert, Noémi Borbély, Kristóf Jakab, György Mező, Zsolt Petkes, Frigyes Szücsi, Sándor Évinger, Csilla Líbor, Piroska Rácz, Krisztián Kiss, Balázs Gusztáv Mende, Béla Miklós Szőke, Anna Szécsényi-Nagy · 2024
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Dániel Gerber and co-authors report a 2024 study of ancient DNA from the Carpathian Basin. The region saw big population shifts in the early medieval period, under Avar rule for about 250 years and then the arrival of early Hungarians. Genes can trace how those groups mixed, moved, or replaced each other.
The team analyzed 296 ancient samples from present-day western Hungary, including 103 full genomes. They used shared DNA segment networks to map family and community structure from the 5th to the 11th centuries. Even nearby communities showed distinct histories, which rewards dense sampling. The results show sharp breaks between Hun, Avar, and conquest-period groups, plus wide blending as Hungarian-linked ancestry spread. The work refines the human story of the region.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Dániel Gerber, Veronika Csáky, Bea Szeifert, Noémi Borbély, Kristóf Jakab, György Mező, Zsolt Petkes, Frigyes Szücsi, Sándor Évinger, Csilla Líbor, Piroska Rácz, Krisztián Kiss, Balázs Gusztáv Mende, Béla Miklós Szőke, Anna Szécsényi-Nagy |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |