Genealogical and genetic ancestors aren’t the same thing. A DNA match − or a lack of one − may not tell you what you imagine ...

The mounting evidence increasingly pointed to an astonishing conclusion: this was a mass grave of Viking warriors ... a professor of Anglo-Saxon history at Cambridge University.

That brought us face to face with the Viking presence. The rest is history.” The entry for the ... Santa Cruz to extract and analyze DNA extracted from teeth and bone. Using very recent ...

Back in the first millennium A.D., waves of human migration across Europe created an elaborate genetic puzzle that researchers have now started to unravel with a leap in DNA analysis. An enhanced ...

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In 2022, we reported the DNA sequences of 33 medieval people buried in a Jewish cemetery in Germany. Not long after we made the data publicly available, people started comparing their own DNA with ...

Throughout the 9th century Scotland experienced waves of Viking raids. From simply raiding monasteries, the Vikings soon progressed to control huge areas of the country. Video: A history of ...

From towering monuments that honour ancient warriors to cutting-edge virtual reality experiences, Norway’s Stavanger is an ideal place to immerse yourself in Viking Age history.