István Koncz

István Koncz is an archaeologist specialised in the early Medieval Carpathian Basin and Western Europe and archaeological theory with main interests in archaeology of identity, migrations and the use of scientific methods (isotopic and aDNA analyses). He participated in various projects with strong focus on the integrating results from various scientific fields into historical and archaeological narratives, such as ‘Changing Societies and Identities. Mobility and Population Transformation in the Carpathian Basin of the 5th to 7th Century A.D.’ a research project on the interaction, dietary differentiation and daily lifestyles of both vertical and horizontal social groups and ’Tracing Longobard Migration through DNA Analysis’ a project on the possible use of genetic analyses on early Medieval group movements. Since 2020 he is member of the HistoGenes project where he is responsible for the fine-scale analysis of sites dated to the 5th-7th centuries CE from the Carpathian Basin with particular interest in the formation, development and social organisation of early Medieval communities.

Institute of Archaeological Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, 1088 Múzeum krt. 4/B

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