Neolithic Farmers, Foragers, and Plague on Gotland: Ancient DNA Reveals Ancestry, Admixture, and Disease
Neolithic Farmer–Forager Encounters on Gotland Neolithic Farmer–Forager Encounters on Gotland: A Comprehensive Study of Ancient DNA, Social Organization, and Disease Introduction: Two Worlds Converging on a Baltic Island The Baltic island of Gotland, positioned strategically in the middle of the sea, became the stage for one of Europe&
Genomic Evidence for Changing Close‑Kin Marriage across the Roman Empire
Roman Family Structures and Marriage Law under Imperial Rule The article explores how Roman family life and marriage rules actually worked on the ground, not just in law books. Using ancient DNA from graves across Italy, the Balkans, and Anatolia, it follows real families from the Iron Age into the
Ancient and Modern Microbes on Ötzi: The Dynamic Microbiome and Conservation Risks of the Iceman
The Iceman's Microbiome: A 5,300-Year Journey Through Ancient and Modern Microbial Worlds The Iceman's Microbiome: A 5,300-Year Journey Through Ancient and Modern Microbial Worlds Introduction: A Copper Age Time Capsule The story of Ötzi the Iceman begins 5,300 years ago in the ÖtztalLatest Articles
Polovtsian Burial at the Krasny IV Kurgan Cemetery
Polovtsian Burial at the Krasny IV Kurgan Cemetery: Archaeological and Genetic Analysis Archaeological and Genetic Analysis This comprehensive study examines one of the most remarkable discoveries from the Krasny IV kurgan cemetery in the Rostov region: kurgan 16, burial 3. This richly furnished Polovtsian grave provides an extraordinary glimpse into
House of Guinness
House of Guinness Who they were, where they came from, and their haplogroup The House of Guinness was one of Ireland's great modern family dynasties: not a medieval lordly house built on castles and conquest, but a family whose prominence grew from enterprise, brewing, philanthropy, politics, and public
The House of Vauloger
House of Vauloger Who the family was The House of Vauloger belongs to the long, recognisable world of the French provincial nobility: a landed family rooted in place, remembered through estate, arms, service, and the stubborn continuity of lineage. The name itself has the feel of a territorial surname, tied
The Ottonian Dynasty
The Ottonian Dynasty Who they were, where they came from, and their haplogroup link The Ottonian Dynasty was the great Saxon royal house that carried East Francia into the age of emperors, and in historical and genetic tagging terms it is here linked with haplogroup R1b1a1b1a1a2e1, the primary family haplogroup
Kohanim Priestly Lineage
Kohanim Priestly Lineage The Kohanim were, and in Jewish tradition still are, the hereditary priestly lineage of Judaism: families who traced their ancestry to Aaron, brother of Moses, in the world of ancient Israel. Their earliest remembered homeland lies in the southern Levant, in the historical landscape of ancient Israel
The House of Turenne
House of Turenne Who they were, where they came from, and their linked haplogroup The House of Turenne was one of the notable noble lineages of old France, rooted in the viscounty of Turenne in what is now the Correze region of south-central France. Their name came from place, power,
The Royal House of al-Hashim
The Royal House of al-Hashim The House of al-Hashim, or Hashemite family, is one of the most resonant lineages in Islamic history: a sharifian house traditionally associated with descent from Hashim ibn Abd Manaf and the wider family of the Prophet Muhammad. Their origins lie in western Arabia, above all
Civilizations
Scythians Discussion
Dedicated for all DNA, Analysis Results, History, Research topics related to: Scythians Scythians had a reputation as the epitome of savagery and barbarism - they were among the earliest peoples to master mounted warfare. They lived in tent-covered wagons and fought with composite bows shot from horseback. With great mobility,
Ostrogoths Discussion
Dedicated for all DNA, Analysis Results, History, Research topics related to: Ostrogoths Originating from Scandinavia, the Goths of Eastern Europe were shattered when Attila and the Huns blasted onto the scene. The Gothic kingdom was split - those who crossed the Danube to enter the Roman Empire became the Visigoths.
Gepids Discussion
Dedicated for all DNA, Analysis Results, History, Research topics related to: Gepids Gepids were a Germanic tribe realted to the Goths, described as tall and blond-haired. The Gepids fought alongside the Huns against the Roman Empire around 440 AD. Later the Gepids founded a kingdom known as Gepidia in the
Yoruba Peoples Discussion
Dedicated for all DNA, Analysis Results, History, Research topics related to: Yoruba Peoples The Yoruba people are an African ethnic group that inhabits western Africa. They developed out of earlier Mesolithic Volta-Niger populations by the first millennium BC. The Yoruba were the dominant cultural force in southern Nigeria as farHaplogroups and Noble Lines
House of Guinness
House of Guinness Who they were, where they came from, and their haplogroup The House of Guinness was one of Ireland's great modern family dynasties: not a medieval lordly house built on castles and conquest, but a family whose prominence grew from enterprise, brewing, philanthropy, politics, and public
The House of Vauloger
House of Vauloger Who the family was The House of Vauloger belongs to the long, recognisable world of the French provincial nobility: a landed family rooted in place, remembered through estate, arms, service, and the stubborn continuity of lineage. The name itself has the feel of a territorial surname, tied
The Ottonian Dynasty
The Ottonian Dynasty Who they were, where they came from, and their haplogroup link The Ottonian Dynasty was the great Saxon royal house that carried East Francia into the age of emperors, and in historical and genetic tagging terms it is here linked with haplogroup R1b1a1b1a1a2e1, the primary family haplogroup
Kohanim Priestly Lineage
Kohanim Priestly Lineage The Kohanim were, and in Jewish tradition still are, the hereditary priestly lineage of Judaism: families who traced their ancestry to Aaron, brother of Moses, in the world of ancient Israel. Their earliest remembered homeland lies in the southern Levant, in the historical landscape of ancient IsraelLatest Articles
Polovtsian Burial at the Krasny IV Kurgan Cemetery
Polovtsian Burial at the Krasny IV Kurgan Cemetery: Archaeological and Genetic Analysis Archaeological and Genetic Analysis This comprehensive study examines one of the most remarkable discoveries from the Krasny IV kurgan cemetery in the Rostov region: kurgan 16, burial 3. This richly furnished Polovtsian grave provides an extraordinary glimpse into
House of Guinness
House of Guinness Who they were, where they came from, and their haplogroup The House of Guinness was one of Ireland's great modern family dynasties: not a medieval lordly house built on castles and conquest, but a family whose prominence grew from enterprise, brewing, philanthropy, politics, and public
The House of Vauloger
House of Vauloger Who the family was The House of Vauloger belongs to the long, recognisable world of the French provincial nobility: a landed family rooted in place, remembered through estate, arms, service, and the stubborn continuity of lineage. The name itself has the feel of a territorial surname, tied
The Ottonian Dynasty
The Ottonian Dynasty Who they were, where they came from, and their haplogroup link The Ottonian Dynasty was the great Saxon royal house that carried East Francia into the age of emperors, and in historical and genetic tagging terms it is here linked with haplogroup R1b1a1b1a1a2e1, the primary family haplogroup
Kohanim Priestly Lineage
Kohanim Priestly Lineage The Kohanim were, and in Jewish tradition still are, the hereditary priestly lineage of Judaism: families who traced their ancestry to Aaron, brother of Moses, in the world of ancient Israel. Their earliest remembered homeland lies in the southern Levant, in the historical landscape of ancient Israel
The House of Turenne
House of Turenne Who they were, where they came from, and their linked haplogroup The House of Turenne was one of the notable noble lineages of old France, rooted in the viscounty of Turenne in what is now the Correze region of south-central France. Their name came from place, power,
The Royal House of al-Hashim
The Royal House of al-Hashim The House of al-Hashim, or Hashemite family, is one of the most resonant lineages in Islamic history: a sharifian house traditionally associated with descent from Hashim ibn Abd Manaf and the wider family of the Prophet Muhammad. Their origins lie in western Arabia, above all
