NEOMATRIX
On 11 June 2022 in METU, Ankara, we had a fascinating row of bioarchaeology seminars from the NEOMATRIX PIs, especially directed at undergraduate biology students and open to…
As we hit the 18th month of our project, PIs and ESRs from all NEOMATRIX partners finally came together physically in Ankara to evaluate our activities up to…
We held our third joint lab meeting on the 2nd of March. It was a half-day virtual event comprising four talks, each followed with a Q&A and discussion…
Our researchers described the genetic identity of the oldest human-made hybrid animal called “kunga”, a 4,500-year-old equid which was bred for warfare in ancient Mesopotamia. The study concludes…
From November 29th to December 2nd 2021, we had a computational workshop in Heraklion, Crete, as part of the NEOMATRIX project. The workshop was led by Dr. Pavlos…
Our researchers led a successful analysis of ancient DNA from petrous bones of this extinct Mediterranean species despite the region’s notoriously adverse environmental conditions for DNA preservation. Their…
The latest article by our researchers suggests that sheep were domesticated in different areas, along with the first sheep domesticated in Anatolia ten thousand years ago. The article…
We held our second joint lab meeting on the 13th of October. It was a half-day virtual event comprising four talks, each followed with a Q&A and discussion…
Dr. Argyro Nafplioti from the Foundation of Research and Technology (FORTH) and Dr. Dimitra Mylona from the Institute for Aegean Prehistory (INSTAP) Study Center for East Crete selected…
Another episode of the series titled “Bilim ve Aydınlanma” (Science and Enlightenment) of soL TV YouTube channel was dedicated to the latest article of Kanat Gürün from METU-Hacettepe team…
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