Ancestors in the Walls: Bronze Age Italy Caterina December 10, 2025 – 3 min read Share this post Papers Genetic Diversity in the Late Iron Age Goths of the Masłomęcz Group Gothic Cosmopolitanism and Long-Range Mobility beyond the Roman Frontier Gothic Cosmopolitanism and Long-Range Mobility beyond the Roman Frontier This comprehensive study transports readers to the eastern fringes of the Roman world, into the Hrubieszów Basin of what is now eastern Poland, where an astonishingly rich Goth-associated community – the Masłomęcz group By Caterina • 6 min read Papers The Grave that Refused to Die - Neolithic Northern France The Bury Gallery Grave: A Monument That Refused to Stay Still The Bury Gallery Grave: A Monument That Refused to Stay Still Introduction: A Hidden Giant in a Garden The Bury gallery grave in northern France represents far more than a simple stone tomb. This remarkable monument underwent continuous transformation By Caterina • 6 min read Papers Erik the Red and the First Viking Settlers of Greenland Erik the Red and Norse Greenland: From Sagas to Archaeological Evidence Norse Greenland: From Sagas to Archaeological Evidence Erik the Red in Exile: From Outlaw to Greenland's First Viking Leader The story follows Erik the Red as he transforms disgrace into opportunity. Cast out of Iceland in 982 By Sven • 7 min read Papers Genetic Diversity in the Late Iron Age Goths of the Masłomęcz Group Gothic Cosmopolitanism and Long-Range Mobility beyond the Roman Frontier Gothic Cosmopolitanism and Long-Range Mobility beyond the Roman Frontier This comprehensive study transports readers to the eastern fringes of the Roman world, into the Hrubieszów Basin of what is now eastern Poland, where an astonishingly rich Goth-associated community – the Masłomęcz group By Caterina • 6 min read Papers The Grave that Refused to Die - Neolithic Northern France The Bury Gallery Grave: A Monument That Refused to Stay Still The Bury Gallery Grave: A Monument That Refused to Stay Still Introduction: A Hidden Giant in a Garden The Bury gallery grave in northern France represents far more than a simple stone tomb. This remarkable monument underwent continuous transformation By Caterina • 6 min read Papers Erik the Red and the First Viking Settlers of Greenland Erik the Red and Norse Greenland: From Sagas to Archaeological Evidence Norse Greenland: From Sagas to Archaeological Evidence Erik the Red in Exile: From Outlaw to Greenland's First Viking Leader The story follows Erik the Red as he transforms disgrace into opportunity. Cast out of Iceland in 982 By Sven • 7 min read Papers Medieval DNA and Isotope Evidence for the Local Origins of Berlin’s First Townspeople Medieval Berlin: Archaeological and Genetic Evidence from St. Peter's Churchyard Introduction: Uncovering Berlin's Medieval Origins Through Ancient DNA and Archaeological Evidence The origins of Berlin emerge not from dusty chronicles or royal charters, but from thousands of graves discovered beneath the bustling streets of modern central By Caterina • 9 min read Papers Bell Beaker–Driven Population Turnover in the Rhine–Meuse Region Hunter-Gatherer Continuity and Mixed Lifeways in the Rhine–Meuse Wetlands From Mesolithic Foragers to Bell Beaker Pioneers Introduction: A Waterlogged World That Defied Convention The Rhine–Meuse region presents one of European prehistory's most fascinating stories of cultural and genetic continuity. This waterlogged landscape of rivers, peat bogs, By Sven • 6 min read Papers Tracing Leonardo: DNA Signals from da Vinci–Linked Artifacts Biological Signatures on Leonardo-Linked Objects Biological Signatures on Leonardo-Linked Objects: A Comprehensive Analysis of Renaissance DNA This comprehensive study explores how traces of life – from plants and animals to microbes and humans – still cling to Renaissance drawings and centuries-old letters. By taking the gentlest possible swabs from the surfaces of By Caterina • 5 min read
Papers Genetic Diversity in the Late Iron Age Goths of the Masłomęcz Group Gothic Cosmopolitanism and Long-Range Mobility beyond the Roman Frontier Gothic Cosmopolitanism and Long-Range Mobility beyond the Roman Frontier This comprehensive study transports readers to the eastern fringes of the Roman world, into the Hrubieszów Basin of what is now eastern Poland, where an astonishingly rich Goth-associated community – the Masłomęcz group By Caterina • 6 min read
Papers The Grave that Refused to Die - Neolithic Northern France The Bury Gallery Grave: A Monument That Refused to Stay Still The Bury Gallery Grave: A Monument That Refused to Stay Still Introduction: A Hidden Giant in a Garden The Bury gallery grave in northern France represents far more than a simple stone tomb. This remarkable monument underwent continuous transformation By Caterina • 6 min read
Papers Erik the Red and the First Viking Settlers of Greenland Erik the Red and Norse Greenland: From Sagas to Archaeological Evidence Norse Greenland: From Sagas to Archaeological Evidence Erik the Red in Exile: From Outlaw to Greenland's First Viking Leader The story follows Erik the Red as he transforms disgrace into opportunity. Cast out of Iceland in 982 By Sven • 7 min read
Papers Genetic Diversity in the Late Iron Age Goths of the Masłomęcz Group Gothic Cosmopolitanism and Long-Range Mobility beyond the Roman Frontier Gothic Cosmopolitanism and Long-Range Mobility beyond the Roman Frontier This comprehensive study transports readers to the eastern fringes of the Roman world, into the Hrubieszów Basin of what is now eastern Poland, where an astonishingly rich Goth-associated community – the Masłomęcz group By Caterina • 6 min read
Papers The Grave that Refused to Die - Neolithic Northern France The Bury Gallery Grave: A Monument That Refused to Stay Still The Bury Gallery Grave: A Monument That Refused to Stay Still Introduction: A Hidden Giant in a Garden The Bury gallery grave in northern France represents far more than a simple stone tomb. This remarkable monument underwent continuous transformation By Caterina • 6 min read
Papers Erik the Red and the First Viking Settlers of Greenland Erik the Red and Norse Greenland: From Sagas to Archaeological Evidence Norse Greenland: From Sagas to Archaeological Evidence Erik the Red in Exile: From Outlaw to Greenland's First Viking Leader The story follows Erik the Red as he transforms disgrace into opportunity. Cast out of Iceland in 982 By Sven • 7 min read
Papers Medieval DNA and Isotope Evidence for the Local Origins of Berlin’s First Townspeople Medieval Berlin: Archaeological and Genetic Evidence from St. Peter's Churchyard Introduction: Uncovering Berlin's Medieval Origins Through Ancient DNA and Archaeological Evidence The origins of Berlin emerge not from dusty chronicles or royal charters, but from thousands of graves discovered beneath the bustling streets of modern central By Caterina • 9 min read
Papers Bell Beaker–Driven Population Turnover in the Rhine–Meuse Region Hunter-Gatherer Continuity and Mixed Lifeways in the Rhine–Meuse Wetlands From Mesolithic Foragers to Bell Beaker Pioneers Introduction: A Waterlogged World That Defied Convention The Rhine–Meuse region presents one of European prehistory's most fascinating stories of cultural and genetic continuity. This waterlogged landscape of rivers, peat bogs, By Sven • 6 min read
Papers Tracing Leonardo: DNA Signals from da Vinci–Linked Artifacts Biological Signatures on Leonardo-Linked Objects Biological Signatures on Leonardo-Linked Objects: A Comprehensive Analysis of Renaissance DNA This comprehensive study explores how traces of life – from plants and animals to microbes and humans – still cling to Renaissance drawings and centuries-old letters. By taking the gentlest possible swabs from the surfaces of By Caterina • 5 min read
