Medieval Paleogenomics in Northern Latium
Medieval Northern Latium: Coast, Hills, and New Towns North of Rome, medieval Latium offered three strikingly different communities: Santa Severa on the Tyrrhenian coast, Allumiere-La Bianca in the mineral-rich Tolfa Mountains, and Leopoli-Cencelle, a planned papal town. Together they reveal a medieval society that was busy, adaptive, and deeply connected.
Genomic evidence for female exogamy in a Tang Dynasty clan
The Naobaowan Cemetery on the Tang Frontier On the southern bank of the Yellow River, near the Kubuqi Desert in Inner Mongolia, the Naobaowan cemetery is not simply a cluster of old graves. It is a family landscape frozen in brick, dust, and memory. The dead belonged to an elite
Ancient DNA and Migrations in the Northern Black Sea Region
Frontier of Empires and Riders: The Northern Black Sea as a Living Crossroads The Northern Black Sea region in the first millennium CE was where history never sat still. Sea met steppe, Greek-speaking town met horse-borne nomad, and every generation inherited a landscape layered with ruins, graves, old loyalties, andLatest Articles
Clan Scrimgeour
Clan Scrimgeour Background Clan Scrimgeour was a fighting family of eastern Scotland, closely tied to Dundee and long remembered for hereditary royal service, military duty, and the ancient office of Royal Standard Bearer of Scotland. Their primary linked haplogroup here is R1b1a1b1a1a2d1a1, a paternal line associated with many western European
Clan Aitken
Clan Aitken Background Clan Aitken belongs to the long-lived surname tradition of Lowland Scotland, a family world built less on Highland spectacle and more on regional rootedness, service, land, reputation, and continuity. The name is generally linked to the Scots form of Adam, and over time Aitken and its variants
Clan ODowd
Clan ODowd Gaelic lords of Tireragh, Sligo and the Atlantic edge Clan ODowd was one of the great Gaelic lineages of northwest Ireland, rooted in Tireragh in County Sligo and closely tied to the sea-facing world of western Connacht. Their historical identity grew out of territorial rule, warrior leadership, kinship,
The Noble House of OHanlon
The Noble House of OHanlon Background The House of OHanlon was one of the notable Gaelic noble houses of Ulster, rooted in Orior in what is now County Armagh, and remembered as a frontier lordship shaped by war, kinship, land, and survival. Their heritage belongs to that distinctly northern Irish
The Royal House of OBrien
The Royal House of OBrien Background The House of OBrien was one of the great royal houses of Ireland, rooted in Munster and most closely associated with Thomond, the Dal gCais, and the memory of kingship on an almost epic scale. In genetic tagging terms, the primary family haplogroup linked
The Noble House of Kinsella
The Noble House of Kinsella Background The House of Kinsella was one of the great Gaelic noble houses of Leinster, rooted above all in eastern Ireland, especially County Wexford and the old royal center of Ferns. Historically the family belonged to the world of the Ui Ceinnselaig, the royal kindred
The Noble House of OQuinn
The Noble House of OQuinn Background The House of OQuinn was a Gaelic Irish noble house of western Ireland, rooted in Thomond and closely associated with Inchiquin, regional lordship, and the wider heritage of Munster. In the older Gaelic pattern, a family like OQuinn was not simply a surname in
Clan OFarrell
Clan OFarrell Background Clan OFarrell was one of the notable Gaelic lineages of the Irish midlands, rooted above all in Annaly and what is now County Longford. In the older Gaelic order, this was not simply a surname floating loose in the records, but a territorial family whose authority restedCivilizations
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
Clan Scrimgeour
Clan Scrimgeour Background Clan Scrimgeour was a fighting family of eastern Scotland, closely tied to Dundee and long remembered for hereditary royal service, military duty, and the ancient office of Royal Standard Bearer of Scotland. Their primary linked haplogroup here is R1b1a1b1a1a2d1a1, a paternal line associated with many western European
Clan Aitken
Clan Aitken Background Clan Aitken belongs to the long-lived surname tradition of Lowland Scotland, a family world built less on Highland spectacle and more on regional rootedness, service, land, reputation, and continuity. The name is generally linked to the Scots form of Adam, and over time Aitken and its variants
Clan ODowd
Clan ODowd Gaelic lords of Tireragh, Sligo and the Atlantic edge Clan ODowd was one of the great Gaelic lineages of northwest Ireland, rooted in Tireragh in County Sligo and closely tied to the sea-facing world of western Connacht. Their historical identity grew out of territorial rule, warrior leadership, kinship,
The Noble House of OHanlon
The Noble House of OHanlon Background The House of OHanlon was one of the notable Gaelic noble houses of Ulster, rooted in Orior in what is now County Armagh, and remembered as a frontier lordship shaped by war, kinship, land, and survival. Their heritage belongs to that distinctly northern IrishLatest Articles
Clan Scrimgeour
Clan Scrimgeour Background Clan Scrimgeour was a fighting family of eastern Scotland, closely tied to Dundee and long remembered for hereditary royal service, military duty, and the ancient office of Royal Standard Bearer of Scotland. Their primary linked haplogroup here is R1b1a1b1a1a2d1a1, a paternal line associated with many western European
Clan Aitken
Clan Aitken Background Clan Aitken belongs to the long-lived surname tradition of Lowland Scotland, a family world built less on Highland spectacle and more on regional rootedness, service, land, reputation, and continuity. The name is generally linked to the Scots form of Adam, and over time Aitken and its variants
Clan ODowd
Clan ODowd Gaelic lords of Tireragh, Sligo and the Atlantic edge Clan ODowd was one of the great Gaelic lineages of northwest Ireland, rooted in Tireragh in County Sligo and closely tied to the sea-facing world of western Connacht. Their historical identity grew out of territorial rule, warrior leadership, kinship,
The Noble House of OHanlon
The Noble House of OHanlon Background The House of OHanlon was one of the notable Gaelic noble houses of Ulster, rooted in Orior in what is now County Armagh, and remembered as a frontier lordship shaped by war, kinship, land, and survival. Their heritage belongs to that distinctly northern Irish
The Royal House of OBrien
The Royal House of OBrien Background The House of OBrien was one of the great royal houses of Ireland, rooted in Munster and most closely associated with Thomond, the Dal gCais, and the memory of kingship on an almost epic scale. In genetic tagging terms, the primary family haplogroup linked
The Noble House of Kinsella
The Noble House of Kinsella Background The House of Kinsella was one of the great Gaelic noble houses of Leinster, rooted above all in eastern Ireland, especially County Wexford and the old royal center of Ferns. Historically the family belonged to the world of the Ui Ceinnselaig, the royal kindred
The Noble House of OQuinn
The Noble House of OQuinn Background The House of OQuinn was a Gaelic Irish noble house of western Ireland, rooted in Thomond and closely associated with Inchiquin, regional lordship, and the wider heritage of Munster. In the older Gaelic pattern, a family like OQuinn was not simply a surname in
