Neolithic DNA, Admixture, and Plague on Gotland
Farmers and Foragers on an Island Frontier In the middle of the Baltic Sea, Gotland became one of the most intriguing stages of the Neolithic world. For more than five centuries, two very different ways of life existed side by side. One group were farmers linked to Funnel Beaker communities
Post-Viking Early Christian DNA of Children in Scandinavia
Children in the Christian Graveyard Children's bones are notoriously difficult to interpret—smaller, more fragile, and resistant to the methods that reveal sex, age, and status in adults. Yet without children, no picture of past society is complete. In early Christian Scandinavia, this challenge intensifies: the spread of
DNA and Contamination Analysis of the Turin Shroud Samples
A Famous Cloth Through Fire, Chapels, and Courts The Turin Shroud sits at the crossroads of faith, power, and disaster. It is a long linen cloth marked with the front and back image of a man bearing brutal wounds. For centuries it has drawn pilgrims, doubters, rulers, and scientists. WhatLatest Articles
Scottish Traveller Genetic Origins and Founder Disease Risk
Scottish Travellers: A Distinct People with Deep Scottish Roots Who are the Scottish Travellers, and where do they come from? For generations, answers were shaped by myth and prejudice rather than evidence. What emerges from research is something far more grounded: Scottish Travellers have overwhelmingly Scottish ancestry, yet form a
Welsh Royalty
Welsh Royalty The House of Rheged belongs to that misty but very real world of early Brittonic kingship, when northern Britain after Rome was not empty, not chaotic in any simple sense, but full of native kingdoms defending old lands, family honor, and political survival. Rheged is remembered as one
The House of Habsburg
Who were the Habsburgs? The House of Habsburg was one of the great ruling dynasties of Europe: a family that began as regional nobles in the Upper Rhine world, linked originally to Habsburg Castle in what is now Aargau in northern Switzerland, and rose over centuries into emperors, kings, archdukes,
The Royal House of Nassau
Background The Royal House of Nassau was one of Europe's great ruling dynasties: a family that began as medieval lords in the German lands around Nassau and went on to shape the histories of the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and the wider Low Countries. Its story is the classic western
Neolithic DNA, Admixture, and Plague on Gotland
Farmers and Foragers on an Island Frontier In the middle of the Baltic Sea, Gotland became one of the most intriguing stages of the Neolithic world. For more than five centuries, two very different ways of life existed side by side. One group were farmers linked to Funnel Beaker communities
Post-Viking Early Christian DNA of Children in Scandinavia
Children in the Christian Graveyard Children's bones are notoriously difficult to interpret—smaller, more fragile, and resistant to the methods that reveal sex, age, and status in adults. Yet without children, no picture of past society is complete. In early Christian Scandinavia, this challenge intensifies: the spread of
The Howard Family
Who the Howard family was The Howard family was one of the great powerhouses of English noble history, a house of dukes, earls, soldiers, courtiers, and survivors, most famously known as the family of the Dukes of Norfolk and the Earls of Arundel. In haplogroup terms, the primary family line
The Paston Family
The Paston Family Who the Pastons were The Paston family were one of the most famous gentry houses of late medieval England, rooted in Norfolk and remembered above all because they left behind something most families did not: their voices. Linked here with the primary family haplogroup I2a1b2a2a2b, the PastonsCivilizations
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
Welsh Royalty
Welsh Royalty The House of Rheged belongs to that misty but very real world of early Brittonic kingship, when northern Britain after Rome was not empty, not chaotic in any simple sense, but full of native kingdoms defending old lands, family honor, and political survival. Rheged is remembered as one
The House of Habsburg
Who were the Habsburgs? The House of Habsburg was one of the great ruling dynasties of Europe: a family that began as regional nobles in the Upper Rhine world, linked originally to Habsburg Castle in what is now Aargau in northern Switzerland, and rose over centuries into emperors, kings, archdukes,
The Royal House of Nassau
Background The Royal House of Nassau was one of Europe's great ruling dynasties: a family that began as medieval lords in the German lands around Nassau and went on to shape the histories of the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and the wider Low Countries. Its story is the classic western
The Howard Family
Who the Howard family was The Howard family was one of the great powerhouses of English noble history, a house of dukes, earls, soldiers, courtiers, and survivors, most famously known as the family of the Dukes of Norfolk and the Earls of Arundel. In haplogroup terms, the primary family lineLatest Articles
Scottish Traveller Genetic Origins and Founder Disease Risk
Scottish Travellers: A Distinct People with Deep Scottish Roots Who are the Scottish Travellers, and where do they come from? For generations, answers were shaped by myth and prejudice rather than evidence. What emerges from research is something far more grounded: Scottish Travellers have overwhelmingly Scottish ancestry, yet form a
Welsh Royalty
Welsh Royalty The House of Rheged belongs to that misty but very real world of early Brittonic kingship, when northern Britain after Rome was not empty, not chaotic in any simple sense, but full of native kingdoms defending old lands, family honor, and political survival. Rheged is remembered as one
The House of Habsburg
Who were the Habsburgs? The House of Habsburg was one of the great ruling dynasties of Europe: a family that began as regional nobles in the Upper Rhine world, linked originally to Habsburg Castle in what is now Aargau in northern Switzerland, and rose over centuries into emperors, kings, archdukes,
The Royal House of Nassau
Background The Royal House of Nassau was one of Europe's great ruling dynasties: a family that began as medieval lords in the German lands around Nassau and went on to shape the histories of the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and the wider Low Countries. Its story is the classic western
Neolithic DNA, Admixture, and Plague on Gotland
Farmers and Foragers on an Island Frontier In the middle of the Baltic Sea, Gotland became one of the most intriguing stages of the Neolithic world. For more than five centuries, two very different ways of life existed side by side. One group were farmers linked to Funnel Beaker communities
Post-Viking Early Christian DNA of Children in Scandinavia
Children in the Christian Graveyard Children's bones are notoriously difficult to interpret—smaller, more fragile, and resistant to the methods that reveal sex, age, and status in adults. Yet without children, no picture of past society is complete. In early Christian Scandinavia, this challenge intensifies: the spread of
The Howard Family
Who the Howard family was The Howard family was one of the great powerhouses of English noble history, a house of dukes, earls, soldiers, courtiers, and survivors, most famously known as the family of the Dukes of Norfolk and the Earls of Arundel. In haplogroup terms, the primary family line
