Origins of the Avars elucidated with ancient DNA - MPG

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Origins of the Avars elucidated with ancient DNA
Multidisciplinary research team sheds light on the 1,400-year-old mystery about the genetic origins of the Avar elite.
Max Planck Institute

with an interesting reconstruction of an elite warrior based on the grave goods from the Derecske-Bikás-dűlő site.


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[H. İhsan Erkoç]

Very interesting results. I wonder if those genetic marks from Mongolia point to a Rouran origin or to an origin from some other Turkic tribes in the region.