Early Medieval Population History of the Rhineland
The Rhineland at the Edge of Empire The Rhineland in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages was a borderland, and borderlands are rarely quiet. For centuries the Roman world shaped life here, building roads, forts, and a frontier along the Rhine. The river was a stage on which soldiers,
Tracing the spread of Germanic languages using ancient genomics
Ancient DNA and the Archaeology of the Dead The story begins not with kings, but with bones on trays and teeth in labelled tubes. Across northern and western Europe, the search for the origins of Germanic speech drew strength from graves, bogs, barrows, and battle deposits — an immense gathering of
Ancient Iranian mtDNA and skeletal identification
Elam in the Lowlands of Khuzestan In southwestern Iran, on the hot plains of Khuzestan, one of the oldest great civilizations of the ancient Near East once thrived: Elam. Though often overshadowed by Mesopotamia, Elam commanded trade routes, labour, and ideas across the Iranian Plateau. Its territory stretched from KhuzestanLatest Articles
Haplogroup J1a3
At Deersheim in Saxony-Anhalt, one early medieval man has become unexpectedly important for the history of paternal ancestry in post-Roman Europe. The individual catalogued as DRH043, dated to around AD 500, comes from Migration Period Germany, a world usually described in broad labels such as "Germanic," "Roman,
Haplogroup C2a1b
At Joyeong-dong in Gyeongsan, in southeastern Korea, one ancient man dated to around AD 500 has become an unexpectedly useful signpost for Y-DNA haplogroup C2a1b. He appears in the ancient DNA record as JOY010, from the Three Kingdoms period, when the Korean peninsula was politically divided but intensely connected through
Haplogroup O2a1b1a1a1a1e1
At Joyeong-dong in Gyeongsan, in southeastern Korea, one ancient man has become unexpectedly important for tracing a very specific paternal line. The sample known as JOY007, dated to around AD 500, comes from the Three Kingdoms period, when the Korean peninsula was divided among powerful rival states and local communities
Haplogroup G2a2a1a2a2c
At Polgar Csoszhalom in eastern Hungary, one late Neolithic man, sample I16550, offers a small but striking glimpse into the paternal history of early farming Europe. Dated to around 4760 BC, he belongs to the Y-DNA haplogroup G2a2a1a2a2c, a branch nested within the wider G2a line that appears again and
Haplogroup I2a1a1a1a2b
At Ile Thinic, on the coast near Saint-Pierre-Quiberon in Brittany, one ancient male sample stands out for anyone interested in the paternal line I2a1a1a1a2b. The individual known as I15024, dated to around 1700 BC, places this branch in a very specific archaeological landscape: Bronze Age northwestern France, in a peninsula
Haplogroup ZZ11
In the seventh century BC, at Felsina, the settlement that would become Bologna, one man now known as I29678 was buried in the Po Valley world archaeologists call Villanovan or proto-Etruscan. That label matters, because this was a period before the full historical flowering of Etruscan city culture, yet already
Haplogroup G2a1a1a1a1a1a1a1a1
At Podgorovsky Cemetery in the Belgorod region of Russia, one early medieval man - sample DA190, dated to around AD 665 - offers a very specific glimpse into the paternal history carried today by men in haplogroup G2a1a1a1a1a1a1a1a1. He belonged to the Khazar-era world often associated with the Saltovo-Mayaki horizon,Civilizations
Belgae Discussion
Dedicated for all DNA, Analysis Results, History, Research topics related to: Belgae The ethnic name Belgae comes from the Proto-Celtic word Bolgi which means "The People who Swell with anger or battle fury". These Celtic people lived north of the Gauls and Aquitani and differed by language, customs
Visigoths Discussion
Dedicated for all DNA, Analysis Results, History, Research topics related to: Visigoths The Visigoths emerged from earlier Germanic Gothic groups (possibly the Thervingi) who had invaded the Roman Empire beginning in 376 and had defeated the Romans at the Battle of Adrianople in 378. Relations between the Romans and the
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.Haplogroups and Noble Lines
Haplogroup J1a3
At Deersheim in Saxony-Anhalt, one early medieval man has become unexpectedly important for the history of paternal ancestry in post-Roman Europe. The individual catalogued as DRH043, dated to around AD 500, comes from Migration Period Germany, a world usually described in broad labels such as "Germanic," "Roman,
Haplogroup C2a1b
At Joyeong-dong in Gyeongsan, in southeastern Korea, one ancient man dated to around AD 500 has become an unexpectedly useful signpost for Y-DNA haplogroup C2a1b. He appears in the ancient DNA record as JOY010, from the Three Kingdoms period, when the Korean peninsula was politically divided but intensely connected through
Haplogroup O2a1b1a1a1a1e1
At Joyeong-dong in Gyeongsan, in southeastern Korea, one ancient man has become unexpectedly important for tracing a very specific paternal line. The sample known as JOY007, dated to around AD 500, comes from the Three Kingdoms period, when the Korean peninsula was divided among powerful rival states and local communitiesLatest Articles
Haplogroup J1a3
At Deersheim in Saxony-Anhalt, one early medieval man has become unexpectedly important for the history of paternal ancestry in post-Roman Europe. The individual catalogued as DRH043, dated to around AD 500, comes from Migration Period Germany, a world usually described in broad labels such as "Germanic," "Roman,
Haplogroup C2a1b
At Joyeong-dong in Gyeongsan, in southeastern Korea, one ancient man dated to around AD 500 has become an unexpectedly useful signpost for Y-DNA haplogroup C2a1b. He appears in the ancient DNA record as JOY010, from the Three Kingdoms period, when the Korean peninsula was politically divided but intensely connected through
Haplogroup O2a1b1a1a1a1e1
At Joyeong-dong in Gyeongsan, in southeastern Korea, one ancient man has become unexpectedly important for tracing a very specific paternal line. The sample known as JOY007, dated to around AD 500, comes from the Three Kingdoms period, when the Korean peninsula was divided among powerful rival states and local communities
Haplogroup G2a2a1a2a2c
At Polgar Csoszhalom in eastern Hungary, one late Neolithic man, sample I16550, offers a small but striking glimpse into the paternal history of early farming Europe. Dated to around 4760 BC, he belongs to the Y-DNA haplogroup G2a2a1a2a2c, a branch nested within the wider G2a line that appears again and
Haplogroup I2a1a1a1a2b
At Ile Thinic, on the coast near Saint-Pierre-Quiberon in Brittany, one ancient male sample stands out for anyone interested in the paternal line I2a1a1a1a2b. The individual known as I15024, dated to around 1700 BC, places this branch in a very specific archaeological landscape: Bronze Age northwestern France, in a peninsula
Haplogroup ZZ11
In the seventh century BC, at Felsina, the settlement that would become Bologna, one man now known as I29678 was buried in the Po Valley world archaeologists call Villanovan or proto-Etruscan. That label matters, because this was a period before the full historical flowering of Etruscan city culture, yet already
