The 11th International Symposium on Biomolecular Archaeology, organised by the International Society for Biomolecular Archaeology (ISBA), was held in Torino, Italy, between 26–29 August 2025. This year, more than 570 researchers attended the biennial international conference. The results of ongoing research at the Institue of Archaeogenomics were presented by six of our colleagues through oral and poster presentations.

Under the leadership of Anna Szécsényi-Nagy (HUN-REN Institute of Archaeogenomics) and Zsuzsanna Siklósi (MTA-ELTE “Lendület” Innovation Research Group), we have published a new archaeogenetic study on the populations of the Great Hungarian Plain in the Neolithic and Copper Age.

On May 13, 2025, in the framework of a joint book launch at the HUN-REN RCH Institute of Archaeology in Budapest, the first two volumes of the international monograph series Confinia et Horizontes, edited by Eszter Bánffy and Alexander Gramsch, were presented.

A new study from our institute provides a significant step towards elucidating the genetic narrative of the Persian Plateau during the prehistoric and historic periods.

Anna Szécsényi‑Nagy will give a lecture on the morning of May 19, organized by the HEAS (Human Evolution and Archaeological Sciences) Research Network at the University of Vienna.

The HistoGenes ERC Synergy project held its annual plenary meeting from 14 to 17 April this year at Castle Ringberg in Bavaria. As the project nears completion, the aim of the meeting was to discuss the tasks for its final year.

Researchers from the Institute of Archaeogenomics once again participated in the Hungarian Molecular Life Sciences international conference, held in Eger from 28 to 30 March this year.

Our institute has contributed to a new international archaeogenetic study that provides exciting insights into the origins of the Huns in the Carpathian Basin.