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Motahareh Amjadi successfully defends doctoral dissertation
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Motahareh Amjadi, who had been conducting her PhD research at our institute as a Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship recipient and a student at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) Doctoral School of Biology, Department of Genetics has submitted her doctoral thesis titled “Genetic investigation of ancient and recent human populations in the Iranian Plateau”. On June 18, 2026, she successfully defended her dissertation before a committee appointed by the university, receiving the highest distinction of summa cum laude.
New archaeological and archaeogenomic study reveals complex kinship networks and mobility patterns among post-Roman Langobard-period communities in Little Hungarian Plain
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The political, demographic and cultural transformations that took place in Western Europe following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire between the 4th and 6th centuries CE have long been central questions in the study of this period. Yet surprisingly little is known about how these changes affected the communities living in the frontier regions of the former empire. A new study based on archaeogenomic and isotope analyses and archaeological finds paints a more nuanced picture of the organisation of early medieval communities in the Langobard-period Little Hungarian Plain (previously part of the Pannonian provinces of the Roman Empire), and how their connections could have served as a basis for the emerging new political systems. The study was conducted as part of the HistoGenes project, with an international team including colleagues of our institute. Their findings were published in Science.
Another researcher awarded funding for a project linked to the Momentum Bioarchaeology Research Group
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For the second time, an international researcher will have the opportunity to join the MTA-ELTE RCH Momentum Bioarchaeology Research Group through her project after receiving funding through the Momentum MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme. Following epigenetics researcher Chen Kozulin, archaeogeneticist Ana Arzelier was also successful in securing funding under the programme’s second call with her research proposal aimed at tracing the Celtic genetic heritage.
From Genes to History: Final Conference Summarizes the Results of the HistoGenes ERC Synergy Project
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Launched in May 2020, the ambitious HistoGenes project set out to gain a deeper understanding of the population history of Eastern Central Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire, during the period of major migrations and early medieval political and cultural transformations (AD 400–900). By combining the most advanced methods of genetics, archaeology, anthropology, and history, the international research team aimed to shed new light on this transformative era. From February 25–27, 2026, participants gathered in Vienna for a final conference to discuss and present the most important findings of their work—concluding this year—and to explore possible future research perspectives.
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