From the Chalcolithic to the Late Bronze Age, we analyse the genetic history of Transylvania and compare these to nearby contemporaneous Romanian sites on the Carpathian Basin.
We are interested in the following questions about Transylvania during prehistory:
We are interested in the following questions about Transylvania during prehistory:
- Was Transylvania a region of flux and change, reflecting the melting pot of cultures and genetic ancestry of the Black Sea region and the Carpathian Basin?
- When does "steppe-ancestry" arrive in the region, and is this before, similar to, or later than in the surrounding regions?
- What can we say Transylvania's place in the developing trade network over the vast time period?