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1Departamento de Bioquímica, Microbiología, Biología Celular y Genética, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de La Laguna, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain.
Abstract:
In the sixth century, the Avar elites established themselves in the Carpathian Basin as evidenced today by the astounding archaeological sites with exquisite grave goods made of silver and gold. Recently reported in Cell, Gnecchi-Ruscone et al.1 obtained paleogenomic evidence from Avar sites in Hungary, placing the Avar elites' origin in Mongolia and confirming their own historical claims.
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