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- Many Vikings were descendants of people from outside Scandinavia who moved into the region before and during the Viking Age
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Sep 16, 2020 · The researchers also examined present-day populations to see how much of their ancestry is similar to those from the Viking Age. Within Scandinavia the present-day populations for the most part do resemble their Viking counterparts, except for Sweden – the Vikings are present at only 15–30% within that country today.
Overall, the scientists found that people who lived in Scandinavia exhibited high levels of non-Scandinavian ancestry, pointing to a continuous exchange of genetic information across the...
Sep 16, 2020 · “Many Vikings have high levels of non-Scandinavian ancestry, both within and outside Scandinavia, which suggest ongoing gene flow across Europe.” The team’s analysis also found that genetically Pictish people ‘became’ Vikings without genetically mixing with Scandinavians.
Jan 10, 2023 · In a study published last week in the journal Cell, scientists examined nearly 300 ancient human genomes from Scandinavia that span a 2,000-year period, painting a picture of the region’s...
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Feb 20, 2024 · "We found that Vikings weren't just Scandinavians in their genetic ancestry, as we analyzed genetic influences in their DNA from Southern Europe and Asia which has never been contemplated...
Sep 24, 2020 · But the reality is much more complex, according to an analysis of the genomes of 442 ancient humans from archaeological sites in Scandinavia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Greenland, Estonia, Ukraine, Poland and other Eastern European countries.
Sep 16, 2020 · Many Viking Age individuals—both within and outside Scandinavia—have high levels of non-Scandinavian ancestry, which suggests ongoing gene flow across Europe.
