Publication alert! Slavic expansion between the 6th and 8th century

The HistoGenes team has published an article in Nature concerning the migration of Slavs. Through the combined approach of Archaeology, Anthropology, Historiography and Genetic Analysis a multinational team of HistoGenes researchers was able to shed light on the elusive Slavs. By analysing aDNA of 550 individuals the team was able to determine a common area of origin for the migrating Slavs, spanning from the Baltics to western Ukraine. The results suggest that rather than a controlled and orchestrated migration, small groups comprised of families, moved westward. Differing levels of integration and intermixing with local populations highlight the absence of a "grand strategy", instead suggesting a flexible integration influenced by local features.

See publications for a link to the open access article and HistoGenes in the Media about reactions from the press!