Justin Klawans, The Week US Thu, October 17, 2024 at 5:50 PM UTC 3 min read ...

Are you a Viking? With a name like mine the answer ought to be obvious but a study in my constituency posing that question ...

By analyzing ancient DNA, scientists determined when, where and how our ancestors got sick from infectious diseases.

Then, they created a model to search 934 ancient genomes from various regions of Eurasia ranging from the early Mesolithic period to the Viking Age, from roughly 8000 B.C. to A.D. 1000.

Using samples taken from skull bones or teeth, DNA researchers can sequence the DNA of people who lived as far back as 100,000 years ago. More than 10,000 ancient DNA sequences, or genomes, are ...

Think you know your Yorkshire roots? This easy DNA test could uncover hidden Viking, Irish or South Asian ancestry — and it’s ...

50 well-preserved Viking Age skeletons unearthed in Denmark Skeletons and skulls sit in graves at an excavation site of a 10th century Viking burial ground in Aasum, Denmark, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.

Two tiny Scandinavian settlements in Greenland persisted for nearly 500 years and then mysteriously vanished. Their ...

DNA Tests Reveal 1st High-Ranking Female Viking Warrior, Scientists Say The grave was furnished with a sword, shields, various other weapons and horses, one researcher said ...

Sheffield’s story is woven from Viking, Irish, Jewish, Caribbean and South Asian roots — find out where your family fits in ...