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The Genomic History of Southeastern Europe The Genomic History of Southeastern Europe Supplementary Information Contents: Supplementary Note 1: Archaeological and osteological context of newly reported individuals (pages 1-49) Supplementary Note 2: Phenotypically informative markers in hunter-gatherer populations (pages 50-52) Supplementary Note 3: Admixture graph modeling of the relationship among Neolithic populations (pages 53-58) Supplementary Note 1: Archaeological and osteological context of newly reported individuals. This supplement provides archaeological details for individuals that have genome-wide ancient DNA data reported for the first time in this study. They are organized first by present- day country of origin, and then by site. We also provide a brief note describing the Danube Gorges region and approximate chronologies for the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine. Austria ................................................................................................................... 3 Kleinhadersdorf Flur Marchleiten (2 individuals) .............................................................................. 3 Schletz (4 individuals) ..................................................................................................................................... 3 Bulgaria ................................................................................................................. 4 Beli Breyag (2 individuals) ............................................................................................................................ 4 Dzhulyunitsa (8 individuals) ......................................................................................................................... 4 Ivanovo (1 individual) ...................................................................................................................................... 5 Malak Preslavets (10 individuals) .............................................................................................................. 6 Merichleri – Kairyaka Necropolis (2 individuals) ................................................................................ 8 Mednikarovo (1 individual) ........................................................................................................................... 8 Ohoden (1 individual) ...................................................................................................................................... 9 Sabrano (1 individual) ..................................................................................................................................... 9 Samovodene (1 individual) ............................................................................................................................ 9 Smyadovo (6 individuals) ............................................................................................................................... 9 Sushina (3 individuals) ................................................................................................................................. 10 Varna I (5 individuals) .................................................................................................................................. 11 Yabalkovo (2 individuals) ........................................................................................................................... 13 Yunatsite (2 individuals) .............................................................................................................................. 14 Croatia ................................................................................................................. 15 Beli Manastir-Popova Zemlja (4 individuals) ..................................................................................... 15 Jazinka Cave (1 individual) ......................................................................................................................... 16 Radovanci (1 individual) .............................................................................................................................. 16 Vela Spila (1 individual) ............................................................................................................................... 17 Veliki Vanik (2 individuals) ........................................................................................................................ 17 Vučedol Tell (2 individuals) ....................................................................................................................... 17 Zemunica Cave (3 individuals) .................................................................................................................. 18 France .................................................................................................................. 19 Aven des Iboussières à Malataverne (2 individuals) ....................................................................... 19 Greece ................................................................................................................. 19 Diros, Alepotrypa Cave (3 individuals) .................................................................................................. 19 Franchthi Cave (1 sample) .......................................................................................................................... 20 Italy ..................................................................................................................... 20 Grotta d’Oriente (1 individual) ................................................................................................................. 20 Latvia ................................................................................................................... 21 Zvejnieki (18 individuals) ........................................................................................................................... 21 Macedonia ........................................................................................................... 23 Govrlevo (Cerje), Skopje (1 individual) ................................................................................................. 23 1 Poland ................................................................................................................. 23 Kierzkowo (8 individuals) ........................................................................................................................... 23 Romania .............................................................................................................. 24 Carcea (1 individual) ..................................................................................................................................... 24 Cotatcu (1 individual) ................................................................................................................................... 25 Ostrovul Corbului (2 individuals) ............................................................................................................ 26 Schela Cladovei (2 individuals) ................................................................................................................. 27 Măgura Buduiasca (Teleor 3) (1 individual) ....................................................................................... 27 Urziceni (2 individuals) ................................................................................................................................ 28 Serbia .................................................................................................................. 29 Gomolava (3 individuals) ............................................................................................................................ 29 Hajdučka Vodenica (4 individuals) ......................................................................................................... 30 Lepenski Vir (2 individuals) ....................................................................................................................... 31 Padina (12 individuals) ................................................................................................................................ 32 Saraorci-Jezava (1 individual) ................................................................................................................... 34 Vlasac (21 individuals) ................................................................................................................................. 34 Ukraine ................................................................................................................ 37 Dereivka I (20 individuals) ......................................................................................................................... 37 Ilatka (3 indviduals) ....................................................................................................................................... 37 Ozera (1 individual) ....................................................................................................................................... 38 Shevchenko (2 individuals) ........................................................................................................................ 38 Vasil’evka (5 individuals) ............................................................................................................................ 39 Verteba Cave (5 individuals) ...................................................................................................................... 40 Vil’nyanka
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