Thesis supervisor: Tibor Török
Location of studies (in Hungarian): University of Szeged Faculty of Science and Informatics, Institute of Biology, Department of Genetics Abbreviation of location of studies: SzTE
Description of the research topic:
The Sarmatian Period lasted between 20-400 AD in the Carpathian Basin, and archaeologists distinguish there sub-periods based on findings. Sarmatians arrived from the Pontic Steppes, where thay formed an empire for nearly 1000 years. We shall sequence whole genomes from Sarmatian Period samples, and compare these to pre-Sarmatian and post-Sarmatian genomes from the Carpathian Basin, as well as to Sarmatian genomes from the Pontic Steppe. Thus we can shed light on the origin of our Sarmatians and their relations to Pontic Sarmatians and to peoples from other cultures in the Carpathian Basin.
Required language skills: English Recommended language skills (in Hungarian): English Further requirements: basic computer knowledge, reliable work in the molecular laboratory, ability of easyí reading of scientific literature in English.