The Avars left no written history ... have attempted to determine the origins of the Avar people through their DNA, ultimately finding considerable genetic influences from European, Eurasian ...

"DNA and archaeological evidence reveal a patchwork ... and the Xiongnu Empire. "The Avars came directly to Europe after their East-Asian empire had been destroyed by the Turks, and many of ...

“DNA and archaeological evidence reveal a patchwork of ancestries ... New Questions for Hun Society The findings contrast with a later wave of European invaders: the Avars, who fled their East-Asian ...

DNA’s power to illuminate humanity’s past ... that was used between 550AD and 800AD by the Avars, a nomadic group from central Asia who had colonised the area. Study of around 300 individuals ...