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ArchaeoBiomiCs EHU

Archaeogenetics & forensic genetics

Tracing human lives
through DNA.
Restoring identities.

We study past populations through ancient DNA and apply forensic genetics to the identification of victims.

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Researcher sampling a bone in the EHU laboratory
ArchaeoBiomiCs · University of the Basque Country

Our research

Connecting genetics,
archaeology and history.

From ancient populations to individual lives,
we explore the stories preserved in human DNA.

01 / RECONSTRUCTING THE HUMAN PAST

Archaeogenetics

Ancient genomes offer a window into population history, mobility, social organization and disease.

Ancient DNAPopulation historySocial organizationEpidemics
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02 / RECOVERING IDENTITIES

Forensic genetics
& historical memory

Genetic identification of victims of the Spanish Civil War.

Human identificationMass burials
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About ArchaeoBiomiCs

We are a research group at the University of the Basque Country, working at the intersection of ancient genomics, archaeology and forensic genetics.

We work together with anthropologists, archaeologists and historians to understand past societies and contribute to the identification of human remains.

We belong to the Grupo Consolidado Microfluidics & Biomics cluster UPV/EHU.

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News & Outreach

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October 2026: A new study in Cell co-authored by Iñigo compares the demographic impact of Roman colonization and early medieval migrations in Iberia. Read the news.

October 2026: Iñigo presents his research on reconstructing family trees with ancient DNA at Wetwang Slack at the Ziforkrim International Conference on Forensic Sciences 2026 in Bilbao. Find out more.

August 2026: Diego participates in the Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) in Athens, with a talk entitled “Shared ancestry across religious boundaries in medieval Córdoba, Spain”.

June 2026: Almudena participates in the International Conference on Palaeogenomics (ICP 2026) in Stockholm, presenting the poster “Archaeogenetic data reveals genetic diversity and social dynamics in ancient Empúries”.