Viking men from across Scandinavia were the first settlers of the Faroe Islands, geneticists reveal. The ancient Vikings ...

A new study explores how researchers used ancient DNA to corroborate the events of a Norse saga, published in the Cell Press ...

Ancient Dingo DNA Shows Modern Dingoes Share Little Ancestry ... May 17, 2024 — Horses crossed the Baltic Sea in ships during the Late Viking Age and were sacrificed for funeral rituals.

The ancient Greek god Poseidon riding the waves. His resemblance to Njörd, the Viking god of seafaring and prosperity is astonishing and is only one of the similarities between the ancient Greeks and ...

Nov. 19, 2024 — Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of researchers has revealed new insights into how ancient ...

Archaeologists in Sweden dug up 139 Viking Age graves when excavating a Stone Age settlement. Along with human and animal remains, the team found three large ship-forming stone settings and a ship ...

What if your DNA held the blueprint to your longest, healthiest life—and potential health concerns? Most genetic tests skim the surface, leaving you with vague, partial answers. But ...

Ancient DNA provides an insight into Pompeii life and its residents, contradicting what we thought we knew about the small Roman town. Nearly 2000 years ago, Mount Vesuvius (Campania, Italy) erupted ...

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And one of the two sisters locked in a hug turns out to be a male. Scientists analyzed ancient DNA extracted from skeletal remains and pieced together fragments of five people’s identities ...