Research Projects
The ArcheoGen research team is consistently successful as applicants, recipients, coordinators, and partners in a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary, inter-institutional, national, and international grants and projects.
FORMOR
The goal of the FORMOR project is to investigate the formation and dynamics of early medieval Moravian society and population from the 6th to the 10th century. The project addresses questions such as the ancestral homeland of the Moravians' predecessors, their arrival, migration, and assimilation in the territory of present-day Moravia. It also examines their ethnic origins, social structure and its dynamics, political system, and the adaptability of these elements. All of this is analyzed against the backdrop of the chaotic conditions of the Migration Period and early medieval times in the borderlands between key world systems—the Carolingian, Slavic, and nomadic spheres.
HistoGenes
The HistoGenes project focuses on the population history of East-Central Europe during the early Middle Ages, approximately from 400 to 900 AD. Launched in 2020 and running until 2026, the project aims to conduct a comprehensive analysis of an extensive dataset comprising 6,000 burials using state-of-the-art genomic, archaeological, historical, and anthropological methods.The bioinformatic data obtained will be placed into a historical context, filling gaps in the history of early medieval Central Europe. The project is funded by an ERC Synergy Grant and brings together historians, archaeologists, geneticists, anthropologists, and specialists in bioinformatics, isotopic analysis, and other scientific methods from Austria, Germany, Hungary, and the United States.In addition, the research team has established a network of collaborators in Slovenia, Serbia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania, and other countries. For more information, click here.
Ready for the Future: Understanding the Long-Term Resilience of Human Culture (RES-HUM)
The RES-HUM research project focuses on uncovering the fundamental principles of human society's resilience from a historical perspective, leveraging long-term data series and applying the insights gained to contemporary societal practices.This goal is also pursued through Research Objective 2 (VZ2): The Center for Interdisciplinary Integrative Molecular Research. This initiative integrates biomolecular data—including archaeogenetic, proteomic, and isotopic analyses—together with historical and archaeological interpretations to better understand the evolution of identities in Central Europe over time.
