ELTE RCH Institute of Archaeogenomics
elte-rch-iag.bsky.social
ELTE RCH Institute of Archaeogenomics
@elte-rch-iag.bsky.social
Our institute aims to explore the genetic history of Eurasia and the Carpathian Basin in particular.

www.agi.abtk.hu/en
https://bioarch-momentum.hu/en/
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Hello Bluesky!

We are a research team based in Budapest, Hungary.
Follow our work if you are interested in human and animal ancient DNA, genetic relationships between archaic populations of the Carpathian Basin and Eurasia and more.

#AncientGenomics #ancientDNA #aDNA #PopulationGenetics #PopGen
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
November 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
@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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November 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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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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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October 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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
Our research group at the 4th International Congress on Roman Bioarchaeology
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September 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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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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...
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September 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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
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...
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September 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
What a great way to end August: read about our presentations at @isba11.bsky.social on our website:
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September 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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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.
August 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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
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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 ...
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August 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Hello Bluesky!

We are a research team based in Budapest, Hungary.
Follow our work if you are interested in human and animal ancient DNA, genetic relationships between archaic populations of the Carpathian Basin and Eurasia and more.

#AncientGenomics #ancientDNA #aDNA #PopulationGenetics #PopGen
August 26, 2025 at 8:53 AM