#  Ancient DNA illuminates the Origins and Early Migrations of the Slavs 

 



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 **November 11, 2025** 

 05:00PM - 06:15PM EST 

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 **CGIS S020 Belfer Case Study room (Lower Level)**  

 [1730 Cambridge Street  
Cambridge, MA 02138  
United States



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## **How the Slavs Transformed Europe**

**Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | 5:00–6:30 PM (ET)**

*Belfer Case Study Room, CGIS South S020 (Lower Level)*  
*1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA*

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[Joscha Gretzinger](https://www.eva.mpg.de/archaeogenetics/staff/)  
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology 





 





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[Zuzana Hofmanová](https://www.eva.mpg.de/archaeogenetics/staff/zuzana-hofmanova/)  
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology 











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[Serhii Plokhii](https://history.fas.harvard.edu/people/serhii-plokhii)  
Department of History, Harvard University 





 





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History and Film, Media, and Digital Studies, Davidson College 

















 

 



 

 

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