The Team Members
Dr. Irene Barbiera, Università degli studi di Padova
Historical analysis
Professor Guido Barbujani, Università degli studi di Ferrara
Advising on population genetics
Professor David Caramelli, Università degli studi di Firenze
Supervising DNA extraction and library preparation
Mg. Francesca Conselvan, Österreichische Akadamie der Wissenschaften, Wien
Historical analysis
Professor Patrick Geary, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton
Project director
Dr. Silvia Ghirotto, Università degli studi di Ferrara
Population genetics analysis
Professor Caterina Giostra, Università cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano
Archaeological analysis and selection of Italian cemeteries and samples
Dr. Susanne Hakenbeck, Cambridge University
Isotopic analysis
Dr. István Koncz, Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem, Budapest
Archaeological analysis and selection of Hungarian cemeteries and samples
Professor Johannes Krause, Director, Max Planck Institut für Menchenheitsgeschichte, Jena
Supervising nuclear capture and sequencing
Professor Maria Cristina Larocca, Università degli studi di Padova
Historical analysis
Dr. Zuzana Loskotova, Archeologický ústav AV ČR, Brno
Archaeological analysis and selection of Czech cemeteries and samples
Dr. Balázs Mende, Magyar Tudományos Akadémia, Budapest
Hungarian specimen selection and preparation
Dr. Alessandra Modi, Università degli studi di Firenze
Initial specimen collection, DNA extraction and library preparation
Professor John Novembre, University of Chicago
Advising on population genetics
Professor Walter Pohl, Österreichische Akadamie der Wissenschaften, Wien
Historical analysis
Mg. Cosimo Posth, Max Planck Institut für Menchenheitsgeschichte, Jena
Nuclear capture and sequencing
Dr. Peter Stadler, Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
Archaeolgical analysis and selection of Austrian cemeteries and samples
Dr. Stefania Vai, Università degli studi di Firenze
Initial specimen collection, DNA extraction and library preparation
Professor Krishna Veeramah, Stony Brook University
Population genetics analysis
Professor Tivadar Vida, Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem, Budapest
Archaeological analysis and selection of Hungarian cemeteries and samples
Dr. Daniel Winger, Freie Universität Berlin
Archaeological analysis and comparison with isotopic analysis