Ancient DNA reveals family ties, ancestry, sex, and bone disease in degraded Song Dynasty remains
Zhangliu: A Song Dynasty Burial Ground in the Huai River World In the river-shaped landscapes of eastern China, the Zhangliu site opens a vivid window into the Song Dynasty world. Located in Huai'an, Jiangsu Province, this burial ground sits in the great meeting zone between north and south
Ancient DNA reveals diverse origins at a 7th-century Madrid burial site
El Rebollar: A Mountain Church Full of Surprises High in Spain's Sierra de Guadarrama, a seventh-century church at El Boalo served as both house of worship and house of the dead. At first glance it seems a remote, isolated place — yet the burials inside tell a far more
Roman Hispania’s Lasting Genetic Legacy
Roman Hispania: A Mediterranean Crossroads Before Rome, the Iberian Peninsula was a patchwork of local communities. Then came one of western Europe’s great turning points. Iberia became a central province in a vast system stretching from the Atlantic to Syria, transformed not just by conquest but by movement. SoldiersLatest Articles
Haplogroup R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a5c2
At Pocklington in East Yorkshire, archaeologists and geneticists have begun to illuminate one of the most intriguing corners of Iron Age Britain: the world of the Arras culture and the people often associated with the Celtic Parisi. Among the ancient individuals from this landscape is sample I21647, dated to around
Haplogroup O2a2b2a2
On Tongatapu in Tonga, one ancient man buried at Mound J28 carries an unexpectedly useful clue for the history of Y-DNA haplogroup O2a2b2a2. The individual APN005, dated to about AD 1651, belongs to a world that was already deeply connected across the Pacific, yet still preserved local lines of descent
Haplogroup C2b1a1
At Lokomotiv on the west side of Lake Baikal, archaeologists uncovered one of the most important early cemeteries in northern Eurasia. Among the individuals dated to the 6th millennium BC is sample DA357, listed here as carrying Y-DNA haplogroup C2b1a1. That matters because it places this paternal line in a
Haplogroup R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a3b
At Wetwang Slack in East Yorkshire, archaeologists uncovered one of the most revealing cemeteries of Iron Age Britain. Among the people buried there is sample I31004, dated to around 225 BC and identified as a Celtic Parisi individual. For anyone carrying the Y-DNA haplogroup R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a3b, that matters because it places
Haplogroup R1b1a1b1a1a1c2b1b4b
At Poprad-Matejovce in eastern Slovakia, archaeologists uncovered one of the most discussed burials from the Migration Period in Central Europe: a richly furnished cemetery used around the late 4th and early 5th centuries AD. Among the men buried there is the individual identified as DA119x, dated here to about 380
Haplogroup N1a1a1a1a2a1a1a1
At Toppolanmaki in Valkeakoski, in the historical region of Hame in southern Finland, two early medieval men dated to around AD 1160-1168 stand out for a very specific reason. The individuals known as TOM001 and TOM003 are both associated with the Y-DNA haplogroup N1a1a1a1a2a1a1a1, a strikingly narrow paternal branch thatCivilizations
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 R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a5c2
At Pocklington in East Yorkshire, archaeologists and geneticists have begun to illuminate one of the most intriguing corners of Iron Age Britain: the world of the Arras culture and the people often associated with the Celtic Parisi. Among the ancient individuals from this landscape is sample I21647, dated to around
Haplogroup O2a2b2a2
On Tongatapu in Tonga, one ancient man buried at Mound J28 carries an unexpectedly useful clue for the history of Y-DNA haplogroup O2a2b2a2. The individual APN005, dated to about AD 1651, belongs to a world that was already deeply connected across the Pacific, yet still preserved local lines of descent
Haplogroup C2b1a1
At Lokomotiv on the west side of Lake Baikal, archaeologists uncovered one of the most important early cemeteries in northern Eurasia. Among the individuals dated to the 6th millennium BC is sample DA357, listed here as carrying Y-DNA haplogroup C2b1a1. That matters because it places this paternal line in aLatest Articles
Haplogroup R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a5c2
At Pocklington in East Yorkshire, archaeologists and geneticists have begun to illuminate one of the most intriguing corners of Iron Age Britain: the world of the Arras culture and the people often associated with the Celtic Parisi. Among the ancient individuals from this landscape is sample I21647, dated to around
Haplogroup O2a2b2a2
On Tongatapu in Tonga, one ancient man buried at Mound J28 carries an unexpectedly useful clue for the history of Y-DNA haplogroup O2a2b2a2. The individual APN005, dated to about AD 1651, belongs to a world that was already deeply connected across the Pacific, yet still preserved local lines of descent
Haplogroup C2b1a1
At Lokomotiv on the west side of Lake Baikal, archaeologists uncovered one of the most important early cemeteries in northern Eurasia. Among the individuals dated to the 6th millennium BC is sample DA357, listed here as carrying Y-DNA haplogroup C2b1a1. That matters because it places this paternal line in a
Haplogroup R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a3b
At Wetwang Slack in East Yorkshire, archaeologists uncovered one of the most revealing cemeteries of Iron Age Britain. Among the people buried there is sample I31004, dated to around 225 BC and identified as a Celtic Parisi individual. For anyone carrying the Y-DNA haplogroup R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a3b, that matters because it places
Haplogroup R1b1a1b1a1a1c2b1b4b
At Poprad-Matejovce in eastern Slovakia, archaeologists uncovered one of the most discussed burials from the Migration Period in Central Europe: a richly furnished cemetery used around the late 4th and early 5th centuries AD. Among the men buried there is the individual identified as DA119x, dated here to about 380
