Our research helps determine the ancient human migration

Professor Marta Krenz-Niedbała and Sylwia Lukasik, PhD, are co-authors of three thematically related articles published in the latest issue of the prestigious journal Science. The research provides whole-genome data on 727 ancient individuals from the region of the so-called Southern Arc, a bridge between Europe and Asia. The published results fill previously existing gaps in the paleogenetic record of Eurasian populations, revealing in a systematic and large-scale way the biological interactions and migrations of human populations in the studied region during the period from the beginnings of agriculture to the late Middle Ages.

Full versions of scientific publications:

• The genetic history of the Southern Arc: A bridge between West Asia and Europe. Science 377, eabm4247 (2022). DOI: 10.1126/science.abm4247
• A genetic probe into the ancient and medieval history of Southern Europe and West Asia. Science 377, 940–951 (2022). DOI: 10.1126/science.abq0755
• Ancient DNA from Mesopotamia suggests distinct pre-pottery and pottery Neolithic migrations into Anatolia. Science 377, 982–987 (2022). DOI: 10.1126/science.abq0762