The Medieval Individual from Vladimir with a Unique Stone Pillow Burial Sven September 15, 2025 – 4 min read Share this post Papers Foreign Founders: Genetic Genealogy of the Medieval Piast Dynasty and Its Links to Other European Royal Houses The Piast Dynasty: Genetic Origins and Royal Lineages Piast Origins and a Surprising Non‑Local Y‑Chromosome The article takes readers deep into cathedral crypts and royal chapels across Poland to ask a deceptively simple question: who, in biological terms, were the Piasts? By focusing on the paternal line – the By Jamie L • 7 min read Papers Genetic Traces of a 1348 Catalan Pogrom: Medieval Iberian Jews Revealed by Ancient DNA Medieval Iberian Jews and the 1348 Tà rrega Pogrom Medieval Iberian Jews and the 1348 Tà rrega Pogrom In the summer of 1348, as the Black Death raged across Europe, the small Catalan town of Tà rrega saw one of the most violent anti-Jewish attacks in the Crown of Aragon. Chronicles speak of By Caterina • 7 min read Papers Genomes and Graves: Kinship and Childhood in Medieval Swedish Multiple Burials Medieval Scandinavian Multiple Burials and Christian-Period Mortuary Traditions Medieval Scandinavian Multiple Burials and Christian-Period Mortuary Traditions Introduction: Ancient DNA and Shared Graves in Medieval Sweden This comprehensive study explores the fascinating world of medieval Swedish churchyards through the lens of ancient DNA analysis, revealing unprecedented insights into family life, social By Sven • 6 min read Papers Foreign Founders: Genetic Genealogy of the Medieval Piast Dynasty and Its Links to Other European Royal Houses The Piast Dynasty: Genetic Origins and Royal Lineages Piast Origins and a Surprising Non‑Local Y‑Chromosome The article takes readers deep into cathedral crypts and royal chapels across Poland to ask a deceptively simple question: who, in biological terms, were the Piasts? By focusing on the paternal line – the By Jamie L • 7 min read Papers Genetic Traces of a 1348 Catalan Pogrom: Medieval Iberian Jews Revealed by Ancient DNA Medieval Iberian Jews and the 1348 Tà rrega Pogrom Medieval Iberian Jews and the 1348 Tà rrega Pogrom In the summer of 1348, as the Black Death raged across Europe, the small Catalan town of Tà rrega saw one of the most violent anti-Jewish attacks in the Crown of Aragon. Chronicles speak of By Caterina • 7 min read Papers Genomes and Graves: Kinship and Childhood in Medieval Swedish Multiple Burials Medieval Scandinavian Multiple Burials and Christian-Period Mortuary Traditions Medieval Scandinavian Multiple Burials and Christian-Period Mortuary Traditions Introduction: Ancient DNA and Shared Graves in Medieval Sweden This comprehensive study explores the fascinating world of medieval Swedish churchyards through the lens of ancient DNA analysis, revealing unprecedented insights into family life, social By Sven • 6 min read Papers Genetic encounters at San Marcial de Rubicón: early colonial mixing of European settlers and North African Moriscos in 15th‑century Lanzarote European Atlantic Expansion and the First Colonial City at San Marcial de Rubicón European Atlantic Expansion and the First Colonial City at San Marcial de Rubicón The study of San Marcial de Rubicón, situated on the southern tip of Lanzarote, places this remarkable settlement at the sharp edge of European By Sven • 6 min read Papers Roman Soldiers on the Move: Praetorium Agrippinae and the Lower Rhine Frontier Roman Military Communities as Socially Mixed Borderland Settlements Roman Military Communities as Socially Mixed Borderland Settlements The archaeological site of Praetorium Agrippinae at modern Valkenburg in South Holland presents a compelling case study of Roman military communities as dynamic, socially mixed borderland settlements. This was not a lonely outpost of By Caterina • 5 min read Papers Ancient Dogs of Eurasia: from Palaeolithic Caves to Mesolithic Rivers Ancient Dogs of Eurasia: From Palaeolithic Caves to Mesolithic Rivers Palaeolithic Dogs and Their Break from Wolves The research plunges us into a world 16,000 years ago, when western Eurasia was home not just to mammoths and reindeer hunters, but to dogs that were already genetically distinct from wolves. By Sara V • 7 min read
Papers Foreign Founders: Genetic Genealogy of the Medieval Piast Dynasty and Its Links to Other European Royal Houses The Piast Dynasty: Genetic Origins and Royal Lineages Piast Origins and a Surprising Non‑Local Y‑Chromosome The article takes readers deep into cathedral crypts and royal chapels across Poland to ask a deceptively simple question: who, in biological terms, were the Piasts? By focusing on the paternal line – the By Jamie L • 7 min read
Papers Genetic Traces of a 1348 Catalan Pogrom: Medieval Iberian Jews Revealed by Ancient DNA Medieval Iberian Jews and the 1348 Tà rrega Pogrom Medieval Iberian Jews and the 1348 Tà rrega Pogrom In the summer of 1348, as the Black Death raged across Europe, the small Catalan town of Tà rrega saw one of the most violent anti-Jewish attacks in the Crown of Aragon. Chronicles speak of By Caterina • 7 min read
Papers Genomes and Graves: Kinship and Childhood in Medieval Swedish Multiple Burials Medieval Scandinavian Multiple Burials and Christian-Period Mortuary Traditions Medieval Scandinavian Multiple Burials and Christian-Period Mortuary Traditions Introduction: Ancient DNA and Shared Graves in Medieval Sweden This comprehensive study explores the fascinating world of medieval Swedish churchyards through the lens of ancient DNA analysis, revealing unprecedented insights into family life, social By Sven • 6 min read
Papers Foreign Founders: Genetic Genealogy of the Medieval Piast Dynasty and Its Links to Other European Royal Houses The Piast Dynasty: Genetic Origins and Royal Lineages Piast Origins and a Surprising Non‑Local Y‑Chromosome The article takes readers deep into cathedral crypts and royal chapels across Poland to ask a deceptively simple question: who, in biological terms, were the Piasts? By focusing on the paternal line – the By Jamie L • 7 min read
Papers Genetic Traces of a 1348 Catalan Pogrom: Medieval Iberian Jews Revealed by Ancient DNA Medieval Iberian Jews and the 1348 Tà rrega Pogrom Medieval Iberian Jews and the 1348 Tà rrega Pogrom In the summer of 1348, as the Black Death raged across Europe, the small Catalan town of Tà rrega saw one of the most violent anti-Jewish attacks in the Crown of Aragon. Chronicles speak of By Caterina • 7 min read
Papers Genomes and Graves: Kinship and Childhood in Medieval Swedish Multiple Burials Medieval Scandinavian Multiple Burials and Christian-Period Mortuary Traditions Medieval Scandinavian Multiple Burials and Christian-Period Mortuary Traditions Introduction: Ancient DNA and Shared Graves in Medieval Sweden This comprehensive study explores the fascinating world of medieval Swedish churchyards through the lens of ancient DNA analysis, revealing unprecedented insights into family life, social By Sven • 6 min read
Papers Genetic encounters at San Marcial de Rubicón: early colonial mixing of European settlers and North African Moriscos in 15th‑century Lanzarote European Atlantic Expansion and the First Colonial City at San Marcial de Rubicón European Atlantic Expansion and the First Colonial City at San Marcial de Rubicón The study of San Marcial de Rubicón, situated on the southern tip of Lanzarote, places this remarkable settlement at the sharp edge of European By Sven • 6 min read
Papers Roman Soldiers on the Move: Praetorium Agrippinae and the Lower Rhine Frontier Roman Military Communities as Socially Mixed Borderland Settlements Roman Military Communities as Socially Mixed Borderland Settlements The archaeological site of Praetorium Agrippinae at modern Valkenburg in South Holland presents a compelling case study of Roman military communities as dynamic, socially mixed borderland settlements. This was not a lonely outpost of By Caterina • 5 min read
Papers Ancient Dogs of Eurasia: from Palaeolithic Caves to Mesolithic Rivers Ancient Dogs of Eurasia: From Palaeolithic Caves to Mesolithic Rivers Palaeolithic Dogs and Their Break from Wolves The research plunges us into a world 16,000 years ago, when western Eurasia was home not just to mammoths and reindeer hunters, but to dogs that were already genetically distinct from wolves. By Sara V • 7 min read
