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 J2a1a2b2a2
At Chania on Crete, one ancient male labeled XAN029 places this Y-chromosome line in a setting that is instantly recognizable and still slightly elusive: the Minoan world, around 1575 BC. That matters because haplogroup J2a1a2b2a2 belongs within the wider J2 family, a branch often associated in broad terms with eastern
Haplogroup J2a1a1a2b2a3b
At Black Fortress in Armenia, one Late Bronze Age man, sample I18165, anchors this branch of evidence in a place that mattered. Around 1100 BC, the South Caucasus was not a quiet backwater but a zone of fortresses, shifting kingdoms, metalworking, and long-distance exchange. The appearance here of the Y-DNA
Haplogroup J2a2
At Tatika in southeast Anatolia, one ancient male identified as I4622 has become a small but telling witness to the early history of Y-DNA haplogroup J2a2. He is dated to around 3575 BC, placing him in the Early Bronze Age world that linked upper Mesopotamia, eastern Anatolia, and the Caucasus
Haplogroup J1a2a1a2d2b2b
At Megiddo, one of the great mound-cities of the southern Levant, ancient DNA has put a paternal line into a setting archaeologists have argued over for generations. The sample known as I8188, dated here to around 1725 BC and identified as a Late Bronze Age Canaanite from Megiddo, links the
Haplogroup O1a1a1a
At Hanben on Taiwan's east coast, archaeologists uncovered an Iron Age community whose story was not written in chronicles or royal genealogies, but in burials, tools, and DNA. One of the ancient men from this site, sample I8081, dated to around AD 400 and associated with the Blihun
Haplogroup R1a1a1b2a2a3c
One of the clearest ancient appearances connected with the Y-DNA haplogroup R1a1a1b2a2a3c comes from the Eurasian steppe world: the Pazyryk-related individual from Berel in Kazakhstan, sample I0563, dated to around 200 BC. Berel is one of those places where archaeology forces us to think on a large scale. It sitsCivilizations
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 J2a1a2b2a2
At Chania on Crete, one ancient male labeled XAN029 places this Y-chromosome line in a setting that is instantly recognizable and still slightly elusive: the Minoan world, around 1575 BC. That matters because haplogroup J2a1a2b2a2 belongs within the wider J2 family, a branch often associated in broad terms with eastern
Haplogroup J2a1a1a2b2a3b
At Black Fortress in Armenia, one Late Bronze Age man, sample I18165, anchors this branch of evidence in a place that mattered. Around 1100 BC, the South Caucasus was not a quiet backwater but a zone of fortresses, shifting kingdoms, metalworking, and long-distance exchange. The appearance here of the Y-DNA
Haplogroup J2a2
At Tatika in southeast Anatolia, one ancient male identified as I4622 has become a small but telling witness to the early history of Y-DNA haplogroup J2a2. He is dated to around 3575 BC, placing him in the Early Bronze Age world that linked upper Mesopotamia, eastern Anatolia, and the Caucasus
Haplogroup J1a2a1a2d2b2b
At Megiddo, one of the great mound-cities of the southern Levant, ancient DNA has put a paternal line into a setting archaeologists have argued over for generations. The sample known as I8188, dated here to around 1725 BC and identified as a Late Bronze Age Canaanite from Megiddo, links theLatest Articles
Haplogroup J2a1a2b2a2
At Chania on Crete, one ancient male labeled XAN029 places this Y-chromosome line in a setting that is instantly recognizable and still slightly elusive: the Minoan world, around 1575 BC. That matters because haplogroup J2a1a2b2a2 belongs within the wider J2 family, a branch often associated in broad terms with eastern
Haplogroup J2a1a1a2b2a3b
At Black Fortress in Armenia, one Late Bronze Age man, sample I18165, anchors this branch of evidence in a place that mattered. Around 1100 BC, the South Caucasus was not a quiet backwater but a zone of fortresses, shifting kingdoms, metalworking, and long-distance exchange. The appearance here of the Y-DNA
Haplogroup J2a2
At Tatika in southeast Anatolia, one ancient male identified as I4622 has become a small but telling witness to the early history of Y-DNA haplogroup J2a2. He is dated to around 3575 BC, placing him in the Early Bronze Age world that linked upper Mesopotamia, eastern Anatolia, and the Caucasus
Haplogroup J1a2a1a2d2b2b
At Megiddo, one of the great mound-cities of the southern Levant, ancient DNA has put a paternal line into a setting archaeologists have argued over for generations. The sample known as I8188, dated here to around 1725 BC and identified as a Late Bronze Age Canaanite from Megiddo, links the
Haplogroup O1a1a1a
At Hanben on Taiwan's east coast, archaeologists uncovered an Iron Age community whose story was not written in chronicles or royal genealogies, but in burials, tools, and DNA. One of the ancient men from this site, sample I8081, dated to around AD 400 and associated with the Blihun
