evidence: According to historic and archeological finding, Avars arrived to Central Europe from the middle Eurasian steppes in 6th century. In 200 years of their rule until the downfall of the Avar Khaganate they have left significant trace, both in material goods and archeological findings that can be seen on many excavation sites in the Pannonian basin. Still, very little is known of their migratory patterns, genetic history and impact on the genetic structure of contemporary Europeans. Very few recent genetic studies of different Avar groups from Central Europe confirmed their most likely Asian origin as seen in the higher frequencies of Asian mtDNA and Y chromosome haplogroups, but the level of admixture with different Avar and other populations remains mostly unsolved. Furthermore, the genetic data of Avars from the Croatian territory is completely missing and their link to other Avar or Slavic social groups is still unknown. This project will aim to investigate genetic data of individuals from Šarengrad cemetery dated to the late Avar period (8th century), excavated in the easternmost Croatian territory, by using next generation sequencing technology (NGS) that has recently revolutionized the study of ancient DNA.