ELTE RCH Institute of Archaeogenomics

Momentum #Bioarchaeology Research Group looking for postdocs to join #interdisciplinary study of #Roman #Pannonia in Budapest via MSCA fellowship programme.
Application deadline: 10th January, 2026.
More info: agi.abtk.hu/en/staff/car...
#aDNA#stableisotope#anthropology#metagenomics#archaeology

Murder in cold blood? Forensic and bioarchaeological identification of the skeletal remains of Béla, Duke of Macsó An international project led by Hungarian researchers has successfully identified the remains of Duke Béla, the Ban of Macsó, a member of the Árpád and Rurik dynasties. During the research coordinated...

Read a shorter summary of the multidisciplinary study on our website: bit.ly/4nClHUB
#aDNA #ancientgenomics #genome #mtdna #anthropology #forensics #botany #isotope #radiocarbon #DentalCalculus
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@aszecseny.bsky.social and @noemi-borbely.bsky.social were responsible for #genetic analyses in a new study, which successfully identified the remains of #13th-century #Hungarian royal, Béla of Macsó of the #Árpád and #Rurik dynasties. More about his life and brutal assassination: bit.ly/3Jp21FU
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YouTube video by ELTE Humán Tudományok Kutatóközpontja A DNS útja az Uráltól a Kárpát-medencéig

'The journey of #DNA from the #Urals to the #CarpathianBasin': watch a film about our latest findings published in our recent genetic study in Cell.
youtu.be/mbaKJPnc8TI?...
#ancientDNA #ancientgenomics #genome #Urals #Hungarians
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Genetic evidence identifies the southern Urals as a primary source of the 10th-century Hungarians (Magyars) A landmark study has recently been published in the prestigious journal Cell. In an international collaboration, the Institute of Archaeogenomics at the ELTE Research Centre for the Humanities analys...

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bit.ly/4ne4zVd
#ancientDNA #ancientgenomics #genome #Urals #Hungarians
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Genetic evidence identifies the southern Urals as a primary source of the 10th-century Hungarians (Magyars) A landmark study has recently been published in the prestigious journal Cell. In an international collaboration, the Institute of Archaeogenomics at the ELTE Research Centre for the Humanities analys...

New study out now: using Late #IronAge and #EarlyMedieval #genetic data from the region between Western Siberia and the Volga River, we identified one of the most significant genetic sources of the early Hungarians. Find out more: doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...
#ancientDNA #genome #Urals #Hungarians
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At #ICORB2025 in Zagreb @aszecseny.bsky.social and Krisztián Kiss shared results from the Momentum #Bioarchaeology research project exploring life and health in #Roman #Pannonia: bioarch-momentum.hu/en/news/our-...
#AncientGenomics #ancientDNA #aDNA #PopGen #biologicalanthropology #paleopathology

Ancient DNA indicates 3,000 years of genetic continuity in the Northern Iranian Plateau, from the Copper Age to the Sassanid Empire - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Ancient DNA indicates 3,000 years of genetic continuity in the Northern Iranian Plateau, from the Copper Age to the Sassanid Empire

@ycozdemir.bsky.social presented findings that indicate genetic continuity from the #CopperAge to the #Sassanid Empire on the Iranian Plateau.
Full study in Nature Scientific Reports: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Short summary on our website: bit.ly/46vm0v8

#aDNA #ancientDNA #PopGen

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Interdisciplinary research along the Silk Road – forum and conference in Budapest The ANSO-MTA Silk Road Forum and the 3rd ATES Open Science Conference is held in Budapest between 9–10 September 2025, organised by the Alliance of National and International Science Organizations for...

Conferences back to back: @aszecseny.bsky.social and @ycozdemir.bsky.social are attending the ANSO-MTA Silk Road Forum and the 3rd ATES Open Science Conference here in Budapest between 9-10 September as session chair and keynote speaker, read more on our website:
agi.abtk.hu/en/news/inte...
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New researcher to join Momentum Bioarchaeology Research Group Molecular biologist Chen Kozulin will begin work as a member of the MTA-RCH Momentum Bioarchaeolgy Research Group in January 2026, after successfully applying for the Momentum MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow...

We are delighted to welcome molecular biologist Chen Kozulin to the Momentum Bioarchaeology Research Group! He will broaden the scope of the interdisciplinary study of the population of Roman Pannonia with epigenetic analyses:
agi.abtk.hu/en/news/new-...

#epigenetics #aDNA #bioarchaeology

What a great way to end August: read about our presentations at @isba11.bsky.social on our website:
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What a week! 🎉 Big thanks to @isba11.bsky.social for hosting an incredible ISBA conference — so well organized and full of great science.

Uncovering the organisation and transformation of prehistoric communities with the toolkit of genetics – New results from an international study on the Late Neolithic and Copper Age have been publishe... Under the leadership of Anna Szécsényi-Nagy and Zsuzsanna Siklósi , we have published a new archaeogenetic study on the populations of the Great Hungarian Plain in the Neolithic and Copper Age.

Read a short summary on our website:
agi.abtk.hu/en/news/unco...

Ancient DNA reveals diverse community organizations in the 5th millennium BCE Carpathian Basin - Nature Communications A genomic study of 125 individuals from the Carpathian Basin (4800–3900 BCE) reveals different kinship systems in nearby Copper Age communities, and highlights both genetic continuity and contrasting ...

Recent study lead by our director Anna Szécsényi-Nagy and Zsuzsanna Siklósi (MTA-ELTE Momentum Innovation Research Group) revealed biological continuity despite drastic social change on the Great Hungarian Plain in the #Neolithic and Early #CopperAge.
#ancientDNA #PopGen
doi.org/10.1038/s414...

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