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 R1b1a1b1a1a1c2b2a1b1a4b1a1a2
At Altheim in Bavaria, an early medieval burial dated to around AD 500 produced one of those small but telling data points that archaeologists treasure: an ancient male, identified as Alh_130, whose Y-DNA is associated here with the very specific paternal branch R1b1a1b1a1a1c2b2a1b1a4b1a1a2. On its own, that formidable string
Haplogroup R1b1a1b1a1a1c2b2a1
At Moemlingen in Germany, one man from the Merovingian period has become a small but useful guide to a much larger paternal story. The ancient individual known as Mln14, dated to around AD 650, is identified as a Frankish burial from the early medieval world that grew out of the
Haplogroup I2a1b1a2b1a2a1a1a1a
In about AD 650, a man now labelled Mln13 was buried at Mömlingen in Germany, in a world that was neither fully Roman nor fully what later historians would call medieval. He belongs to the Merovingian period, the age of Frankish kingdoms, local elites, village cemeteries, and a patchwork of
Haplogroup E1b1b1a1b1a10a1a1
One of the more arresting finds for the Y-DNA haplogroup E1b1b1a1b1a10a1a1 comes not from the Mediterranean or North Africa, where the broader E1b1b family is often discussed, but from early medieval Bavaria. The ancient individual Alh_157, dated to around AD 600 at Altheim, Germany, is described as a Merovingian
Haplogroup R1b1a1b1a1a2b1c1c1
At Spina, the Adriatic port that flourished on the edge of Etruria and the wider Mediterranean, one ancient male sample stands out for anyone interested in the paternal line R1b1a1b1a1a2b1c1c1. The individual known as SPINA2, dated to around 400 BC, is described here as an Iron Age Etruscan with an
Haplogroup R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a5a2a2
At Moemlingen in southern Germany, one excavated man from the Merovingian period offers a very precise glimpse of an otherwise very narrow paternal line. The individual known as Mln9, dated to around AD 650, has been associated here with the Y-DNA branch R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a5a2a2. That long label is not a grand
Haplogroup I1a2b3a1b1a1
At Buttelborn in Germany, one man buried in the Merovingian period around AD 600 has become a small but telling witness to the early medieval world. He is identified as Btb397, a Frankish-period individual whose Y-DNA has been associated here with I1a2b3a1b1a1. That may look like a forbidding string of
Haplogroup G2a2b2a1a1b1a1a1a2
At Buettelborn in Germany, a man buried around AD 600 has become a small but telling witness to the early medieval world. Identified as Btb194 and described as a Merovingian-period Frankish individual, he carries the Y-DNA haplogroup G2a2b2a1a1b1a1a1a2 - a very specific paternal branch that appears here not in aCivilizations
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 R1b1a1b1a1a1c2b2a1b1a4b1a1a2
At Altheim in Bavaria, an early medieval burial dated to around AD 500 produced one of those small but telling data points that archaeologists treasure: an ancient male, identified as Alh_130, whose Y-DNA is associated here with the very specific paternal branch R1b1a1b1a1a1c2b2a1b1a4b1a1a2. On its own, that formidable string
Haplogroup R1b1a1b1a1a1c2b2a1
At Moemlingen in Germany, one man from the Merovingian period has become a small but useful guide to a much larger paternal story. The ancient individual known as Mln14, dated to around AD 650, is identified as a Frankish burial from the early medieval world that grew out of the
Haplogroup I2a1b1a2b1a2a1a1a1a
In about AD 650, a man now labelled Mln13 was buried at Mömlingen in Germany, in a world that was neither fully Roman nor fully what later historians would call medieval. He belongs to the Merovingian period, the age of Frankish kingdoms, local elites, village cemeteries, and a patchwork of
Haplogroup E1b1b1a1b1a10a1a1
One of the more arresting finds for the Y-DNA haplogroup E1b1b1a1b1a10a1a1 comes not from the Mediterranean or North Africa, where the broader E1b1b family is often discussed, but from early medieval Bavaria. The ancient individual Alh_157, dated to around AD 600 at Altheim, Germany, is described as a MerovingianLatest Articles
Haplogroup R1b1a1b1a1a1c2b2a1b1a4b1a1a2
At Altheim in Bavaria, an early medieval burial dated to around AD 500 produced one of those small but telling data points that archaeologists treasure: an ancient male, identified as Alh_130, whose Y-DNA is associated here with the very specific paternal branch R1b1a1b1a1a1c2b2a1b1a4b1a1a2. On its own, that formidable string
Haplogroup R1b1a1b1a1a1c2b2a1
At Moemlingen in Germany, one man from the Merovingian period has become a small but useful guide to a much larger paternal story. The ancient individual known as Mln14, dated to around AD 650, is identified as a Frankish burial from the early medieval world that grew out of the
Haplogroup I2a1b1a2b1a2a1a1a1a
In about AD 650, a man now labelled Mln13 was buried at Mömlingen in Germany, in a world that was neither fully Roman nor fully what later historians would call medieval. He belongs to the Merovingian period, the age of Frankish kingdoms, local elites, village cemeteries, and a patchwork of
Haplogroup E1b1b1a1b1a10a1a1
One of the more arresting finds for the Y-DNA haplogroup E1b1b1a1b1a10a1a1 comes not from the Mediterranean or North Africa, where the broader E1b1b family is often discussed, but from early medieval Bavaria. The ancient individual Alh_157, dated to around AD 600 at Altheim, Germany, is described as a Merovingian
Haplogroup R1b1a1b1a1a2b1c1c1
At Spina, the Adriatic port that flourished on the edge of Etruria and the wider Mediterranean, one ancient male sample stands out for anyone interested in the paternal line R1b1a1b1a1a2b1c1c1. The individual known as SPINA2, dated to around 400 BC, is described here as an Iron Age Etruscan with an
Haplogroup R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a5a2a2
At Moemlingen in southern Germany, one excavated man from the Merovingian period offers a very precise glimpse of an otherwise very narrow paternal line. The individual known as Mln9, dated to around AD 650, has been associated here with the Y-DNA branch R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a5a2a2. That long label is not a grand
Haplogroup I1a2b3a1b1a1
At Buttelborn in Germany, one man buried in the Merovingian period around AD 600 has become a small but telling witness to the early medieval world. He is identified as Btb397, a Frankish-period individual whose Y-DNA has been associated here with I1a2b3a1b1a1. That may look like a forbidding string of
