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Researchers Identify A Roman Gladiator With Scandinavian Ancestry In York — Hundreds Of Years Before The Vikings Arrived In England
The discovery of a Roman gladiator with Scandinavian DNA raises new questions about migration patterns in early Europe.
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Roman-Era Britons Had Scandinavian DNA Long Before Viking Raids
In the shadows of York’s storied walls, an ancient Roman skeleton has revealed an astonishing secret: Scandinavian heritage ...
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Embers of the Hands, by Eleanor Barraclough (Norton). This lively history of the Viking Age—which lasted from roughly 750 to 1100 C.E.—moves beyond tales of seafaring warriors to capture ...
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Massive 1,100-Year-Old ‘Beer Hall’ For The Viking Elite Discovered In Scotland
Researchers believe the drinking hall may have been used by the Norse chief Earl Sigurd — who was a powerful figure during ...
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Ancient bones tell new story of how medieval Europe was formed
Novel statistical tool reveals Roman Empire’s genetic legacy more complex than historians thought LONDON — Like examining the growth rings of an ancient tree, scientists have developed a new way to ...
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Metal Detectorists Discover 1,200-Year-Old Graves That May Have Belonged to High-Status Viking Women
Archaeologists have unearthed coins, jewelry and stones from graves in Norway that likely belonged to high-status Viking ...
A Scandinavian Roman gladiator in York: Research shows pre-viking Scandinavian genes in Britain
According to a new study published in Nature, Scandinavian genes were present on the British Isles several centuries earlier ...