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 Khuzestan
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 moreLatest Articles
Haplogroup I1a2a1a1d1a1a1b1
At Sedgeford in Norfolk, an early medieval burial identified as SED009 offers a small but telling glimpse into the paternal history behind haplogroup I1a2a1a1d1a1a1b1. The individual is dated to around AD 600, a moment when eastern England was already being reshaped by new political powers, new burial customs, and the
Haplogroup E1b1a1a1a1c1b2a
One of the most arresting ancient-DNA identifications for Y-DNA haplogroup E1b1a1a1a1c1b2a comes not from a king's tomb or a prehistoric barrow, but from an enslaved man in antebellum Maryland. The individual known in the lab record as I8086, described as an enslaved laborer from the Catoctin iron-working furnace,
Haplogroup E1b1a1a1a1c2c
At the Catoctin iron-working furnace in antebellum Maryland, one excavated individual is identified simply and starkly: Enslaved Laborer Catoctin Iron-Working Furnace Antebellum Maryland, sample I8095, dated around 1810 AD. That plain record tells us quite a lot. It places a man in one of the industrial landscapes of the early
Haplogroup J1a2a1a2d2b2b2c4c
At Tarquinii in Etruria, one late Villanovan man has become unexpectedly important for the history of a very specific paternal line. Sample R10341, dated to around 500 BC, comes from the great cemetery world surrounding one of the best-known Etruscan cities. He is associated here with the Y-DNA haplogroup J1a2a1a2d2b2b2c4c,
Haplogroup R1b1a1b1a1a1c2b2a1b1b
At Polhill, near Sevenoaks in Kent, one early medieval burial has become unexpectedly useful for tracing a very narrow paternal line. The individual known as POH008, dated to around AD 600, belongs to the period when Kent sat at the busy edge of the North Sea world: post-Roman, increasingly Christian,
Haplogroup R1b1a1b1a1a1c2a1d2
At Polhill near Kent, archaeologists uncovered an early medieval cemetery that belongs to one of the most closely watched episodes in English history: the centuries after Roman rule, when new communities from across the North Sea became part of the landscape of southern Britain. One of the men from that
Haplogroup R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a2b2a
At Kilteasheen in County Roscommon, archaeologists uncovered an early medieval burial ground associated with an important church site and an episcopal seat. One of the men buried there, sample KIL016, dated to around AD 650, has been associated here with the Y-DNA haplogroup R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a2b2a. That is a very narrow paternalCivilizations
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 I1a2a1a1d1a1a1b1
At Sedgeford in Norfolk, an early medieval burial identified as SED009 offers a small but telling glimpse into the paternal history behind haplogroup I1a2a1a1d1a1a1b1. The individual is dated to around AD 600, a moment when eastern England was already being reshaped by new political powers, new burial customs, and the
Haplogroup E1b1a1a1a1c1b2a
One of the most arresting ancient-DNA identifications for Y-DNA haplogroup E1b1a1a1a1c1b2a comes not from a king's tomb or a prehistoric barrow, but from an enslaved man in antebellum Maryland. The individual known in the lab record as I8086, described as an enslaved laborer from the Catoctin iron-working furnace,
Haplogroup E1b1a1a1a1c2c
At the Catoctin iron-working furnace in antebellum Maryland, one excavated individual is identified simply and starkly: Enslaved Laborer Catoctin Iron-Working Furnace Antebellum Maryland, sample I8095, dated around 1810 AD. That plain record tells us quite a lot. It places a man in one of the industrial landscapes of the early
Latest Articles
Haplogroup I1a2a1a1d1a1a1b1
At Sedgeford in Norfolk, an early medieval burial identified as SED009 offers a small but telling glimpse into the paternal history behind haplogroup I1a2a1a1d1a1a1b1. The individual is dated to around AD 600, a moment when eastern England was already being reshaped by new political powers, new burial customs, and the
Haplogroup E1b1a1a1a1c1b2a
One of the most arresting ancient-DNA identifications for Y-DNA haplogroup E1b1a1a1a1c1b2a comes not from a king's tomb or a prehistoric barrow, but from an enslaved man in antebellum Maryland. The individual known in the lab record as I8086, described as an enslaved laborer from the Catoctin iron-working furnace,
Haplogroup E1b1a1a1a1c2c
At the Catoctin iron-working furnace in antebellum Maryland, one excavated individual is identified simply and starkly: Enslaved Laborer Catoctin Iron-Working Furnace Antebellum Maryland, sample I8095, dated around 1810 AD. That plain record tells us quite a lot. It places a man in one of the industrial landscapes of the early
Haplogroup J1a2a1a2d2b2b2c4c
At Tarquinii in Etruria, one late Villanovan man has become unexpectedly important for the history of a very specific paternal line. Sample R10341, dated to around 500 BC, comes from the great cemetery world surrounding one of the best-known Etruscan cities. He is associated here with the Y-DNA haplogroup J1a2a1a2d2b2b2c4c,
Haplogroup R1b1a1b1a1a1c2b2a1b1b
At Polhill, near Sevenoaks in Kent, one early medieval burial has become unexpectedly useful for tracing a very narrow paternal line. The individual known as POH008, dated to around AD 600, belongs to the period when Kent sat at the busy edge of the North Sea world: post-Roman, increasingly Christian,
Haplogroup R1b1a1b1a1a1c2a1d2
At Polhill near Kent, archaeologists uncovered an early medieval cemetery that belongs to one of the most closely watched episodes in English history: the centuries after Roman rule, when new communities from across the North Sea became part of the landscape of southern Britain. One of the men from that
