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Sep 16, 2020 · The new study also reveals that generally Vikings were a lot more genetically diverse than the peasant societies on the Scandinavian mainland. “The Vikings lived in coastal areas, and genetically speaking, they were an entirely different people to the peasant societies living further inland,” adds co-author Ashot Margaryan.
In other words, writes Kiona N. Smith for Ars Technica, Viking-era residents of Denmark and Sweden shared more ancestry with ancient Anatolians than their immediate Scandinavian predecessors...
Sep 16, 2020 · “We found genetic differences between different Viking populations within Scandinavia which shows Viking groups in the region were far more isolated than previously believed. Our research even debunks the modern image of Vikings with blonde hair as many had brown hair and were influenced by genetic influx from the outside of Scandinavia.”
Jan 31, 2021 · If Ray equated his Swedish ancestry and Scandinavian label on the ethnicity chart with “being a Viking,” Lena took her Northwestern European DNA as a proof of Viking ancestry. By contrast, several interviewees—and especially those who had already pursued conventional genealogical research—were skeptical towards the ethnicity charts.
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To better understand who the Vikings were, and where they went, researchers have mapped genomes from hundreds of archaeological artefacts. Research Article: Margaryan et al.
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Jan 5, 2023 · Biology. Some modern-day Scandinavians lack the ancestral diversity of Vikings. Certain genetics from the Viking era went missing in parts of modern-day Scandinavia. By Laura Baisas. Posted on...
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Nov 2, 2020 · Comparison of modern DNA with recently available ancient DNA data supports the interpretation that two sub-lineages of hg R1a1 spread with the Vikings from peninsular Scandinavia.
