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SMART NEWS. Sweeping DNA Survey Highlights Vikings’ Surprising Genetic Diversity. A new study suggests Viking identity didn’t always equate to Scandinavian ancestry. Tara Wu. Reporter....
Feb 20, 2024 · The DNA of ancient Danish Vikings cropped up in England while Norwegian Viking DNA was found in Ireland, Iceland, and Greenland. Unexpectedly though, they also found evidence of DNA...
Apr 7, 2024 · A Geneticist Reveals What It Really Means to Have Viking DNA. What type of relationship with a medieval person does a shared DNA fragment really imply? by Shai Carmi, Harald Ringbauer and The...
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This man is certainly not the only one yearning for a genetic test to confirm his Viking ancestry. A plethora of companies around the world market DNA-tests that promise to provide scientific facts about your identity. These companies often claim to provide a complete view of your ancestry, even though they in reality only compare your DNA with oth...
In our new study, we carried out interviews with people from the US, the UK and Sweden who had purchased genetic ancestry tests to see if they were related to Vikings. Since the test results did not include the term “Viking”, most of them pointed to the category “Scandinavia” in their ethnic charts as proof of having Viking ancestry. Almost all of ...
The impact of genetic ancestry tests is not just limited to people purchasing the tests. By activating concepts like “Viking”, “British” or “Jewish”, such tests also play into a wider politics of race and ethnicity. Vikings have been used as a common sign for a demographic which has historically been affiliated to notions of whiteness and Nordic na...
Sep 16, 2020 · Now, a sprawling ancient DNA study published today in the journal Nature is revealing the true genetic diversity of the people we call Vikings, confirming and enriching what historic and ...
Sep 16, 2020 · 16 Sep 2020. By Andrew Curry. DNA from Viking-era burials around Europe—like this one of a woman in Varnhem, Sweden—revealed individual histories and identities. VÄSTERGÖTLANDS MUSEUM. Share: It was a Viking saga written in genes.
Jan 7, 2023 · Viking DNA study finds they were more genetically diverse than modern Scandinavians. The Viking Age brought surprising genetic diversity to northern Europe, but it didn’t last. by Kiona...
