Avars

Origins of the Avars elucidated with ancient DNA

(ORDO NEWS) — Less known than Attila’s Huns, the Avars were their more successful successors. They ruled much of Central and Eastern Europe for almost 250 years. We know that they came from Central Asia in the sixth century CE, but ancient authors as well as modern historians have long debated their provenance. Now, a multidisciplinary research team of geneticists, archeologists and historians, including researchers from the Max Planck Institute…