Goths as a Multi‑Ethnic Community: Ancient DNA
Gothic Ethnogenesis: Identity Without a Single "Gothic" Bloodline Gothic Ethnogenesis: Identity Without a Single "Gothic" Bloodline This article dismantles the old idea of the Goths as a single, biologically unified "tribe." Instead, it shows, with striking detail, how Gothic identity in the Balkans was
The “Beachy Head Woman”: Ancient DNA Shows a Local Romano-Briton
Beachy Head Woman: A Romano-British Life Revealed Beachy Head Woman: A Romano-British Life Revealed Through Modern Science Introduction: From Basement Box to Scientific Discovery In 2012, a forgotten skeleton emerged from a dusty box in Eastbourne Town Hall, bearing only a simple label: "Beachy Head (1959)". This discovery
Kinship and Co‑Burial in Neolithic Sweden
Genetic Kinship and Neolithic Co-burial Rituals on Gotland Genetic Kinship Shaping Neolithic Co-burial Rituals on Gotland This comprehensive study takes readers to Ajvide on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea, one of Stone Age Europe's largest and best-preserved hunter-gatherer cemeteries. Here, people of the Pitted WareLatest Articles
Modern Human Expansion 300,000 Years Ago as a Driver of Neandertal Origins
Neandertals Reimagined: Early Modern Explorers, Not Just Cavemen Neandertals Reimagined: Early Modern Explorers, Not Just Cavemen Recent research proposes a strikingly different picture of where Neandertals came from. Instead of being a completely separate, ancient offshoot, Neandertals may have formed when an early group of modern humans expanded their range
Goths as a Multi‑Ethnic Community: Ancient DNA
Gothic Ethnogenesis: Identity Without a Single "Gothic" Bloodline Gothic Ethnogenesis: Identity Without a Single "Gothic" Bloodline This article dismantles the old idea of the Goths as a single, biologically unified "tribe." Instead, it shows, with striking detail, how Gothic identity in the Balkans was
The “Beachy Head Woman”: Ancient DNA Shows a Local Romano-Briton
Beachy Head Woman: A Romano-British Life Revealed Beachy Head Woman: A Romano-British Life Revealed Through Modern Science Introduction: From Basement Box to Scientific Discovery In 2012, a forgotten skeleton emerged from a dusty box in Eastbourne Town Hall, bearing only a simple label: "Beachy Head (1959)". This discovery
Kinship and Co‑Burial in Neolithic Sweden
Genetic Kinship and Neolithic Co-burial Rituals on Gotland Genetic Kinship Shaping Neolithic Co-burial Rituals on Gotland This comprehensive study takes readers to Ajvide on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea, one of Stone Age Europe's largest and best-preserved hunter-gatherer cemeteries. Here, people of the Pitted Ware
Late Byzantine Burials and Sacred Memory at St Isidore’s Basilica, Chios
Byzantine Monumental Architecture and the Deep Stratigraphy of St Isidore, Chios Byzantine Monumental Architecture and the Deep Stratigraphy of St Isidore, Chios The sacred landscape of the eastern Aegean reveals one of its most compelling stories through the Basilica of St Isidore at Chios, where layers of stone, mosaic, and
Mantiot Greeks - A Possible Spartan-descendant Identity?
Deep Maniot Y‑Chromosome Lineages and Their Ancient Mediterranean Connections Deep Maniot Y‑Chromosome Lineages and Their Ancient Mediterranean Connections This comprehensive study takes readers deep into the rugged spine of the Mani peninsula, revealing how the Y‑chromosomes of its men carry traceable echoes of Bronze Age warriors, Roman
Genetic Diversity in the Late Iron Age Goths of the Masłomęcz Group
Gothic Cosmopolitanism and Long-Range Mobility beyond the Roman Frontier Gothic Cosmopolitanism and Long-Range Mobility beyond the Roman Frontier This comprehensive study transports readers to the eastern fringes of the Roman world, into the Hrubieszów Basin of what is now eastern Poland, where an astonishingly rich Goth-associated community – the Masłomęcz group
The Grave that Refused to Die - Neolithic Northern France
The Bury Gallery Grave: A Monument That Refused to Stay Still The Bury Gallery Grave: A Monument That Refused to Stay Still Introduction: A Hidden Giant in a Garden The Bury gallery grave in northern France represents far more than a simple stone tomb. This remarkable monument underwent continuous transformation
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 farLatest Articles
Modern Human Expansion 300,000 Years Ago as a Driver of Neandertal Origins
Neandertals Reimagined: Early Modern Explorers, Not Just Cavemen Neandertals Reimagined: Early Modern Explorers, Not Just Cavemen Recent research proposes a strikingly different picture of where Neandertals came from. Instead of being a completely separate, ancient offshoot, Neandertals may have formed when an early group of modern humans expanded their range
Goths as a Multi‑Ethnic Community: Ancient DNA
Gothic Ethnogenesis: Identity Without a Single "Gothic" Bloodline Gothic Ethnogenesis: Identity Without a Single "Gothic" Bloodline This article dismantles the old idea of the Goths as a single, biologically unified "tribe." Instead, it shows, with striking detail, how Gothic identity in the Balkans was
The “Beachy Head Woman”: Ancient DNA Shows a Local Romano-Briton
Beachy Head Woman: A Romano-British Life Revealed Beachy Head Woman: A Romano-British Life Revealed Through Modern Science Introduction: From Basement Box to Scientific Discovery In 2012, a forgotten skeleton emerged from a dusty box in Eastbourne Town Hall, bearing only a simple label: "Beachy Head (1959)". This discovery
Kinship and Co‑Burial in Neolithic Sweden
Genetic Kinship and Neolithic Co-burial Rituals on Gotland Genetic Kinship Shaping Neolithic Co-burial Rituals on Gotland This comprehensive study takes readers to Ajvide on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea, one of Stone Age Europe's largest and best-preserved hunter-gatherer cemeteries. Here, people of the Pitted Ware
Late Byzantine Burials and Sacred Memory at St Isidore’s Basilica, Chios
Byzantine Monumental Architecture and the Deep Stratigraphy of St Isidore, Chios Byzantine Monumental Architecture and the Deep Stratigraphy of St Isidore, Chios The sacred landscape of the eastern Aegean reveals one of its most compelling stories through the Basilica of St Isidore at Chios, where layers of stone, mosaic, and
Mantiot Greeks - A Possible Spartan-descendant Identity?
Deep Maniot Y‑Chromosome Lineages and Their Ancient Mediterranean Connections Deep Maniot Y‑Chromosome Lineages and Their Ancient Mediterranean Connections This comprehensive study takes readers deep into the rugged spine of the Mani peninsula, revealing how the Y‑chromosomes of its men carry traceable echoes of Bronze Age warriors, Roman
Genetic Diversity in the Late Iron Age Goths of the Masłomęcz Group
Gothic Cosmopolitanism and Long-Range Mobility beyond the Roman Frontier Gothic Cosmopolitanism and Long-Range Mobility beyond the Roman Frontier This comprehensive study transports readers to the eastern fringes of the Roman world, into the Hrubieszów Basin of what is now eastern Poland, where an astonishingly rich Goth-associated community – the Masłomęcz group
