“This tells us that husbands moved to join their wives’ communities upon marriage, with land potentially passed down through the female line. It’s relatively rare in modern societies, but this might ...

Follow the complex story of migrations in Europe during the first millennium, as Germanic and Viking ancestry spread across the continent.

Iron Age study targets British DNA mystery. 10 April 2018. Share Save. Paul Rincon. Science editor, BBC News website. ... During the Iron Age (which began around 3,000 years ago), ...

Ingrida Domarkienė, a geneticist at Vilnius University in Lithuania, discusses the exciting developments made possible by studying ancient and modern DNA.

Researchers said their findings suggest husbands relocated to the wife's household upon marriage – suggesting a female ...

Iron Age cemeteries with well-preserved burials are rare in Britain. ... The researchers sampled DNA from a site near the village of Winterborne Kingston, nicknamed “Duropolis”, which archaeologists ...

DNA analysis is considered the gold standard for identifying victims of mass fatalities. But how does it work?

An infant with Down's syndrome dating from the Iron Age has been discovered with a new method of DNA testing. The technique measures the amount of chromosomes in ancient human cells "more ...

Detail on the sword found in a 2,000 year-old Iron Age burial on Bryher in the Isles of Scilly. Historic England Archive. PLB K000686. The woman is thought to have died sometime in the 1st century ...

A study of DNA sequences from almost 10,000 ancient individuals has revealed six children with Down Syndrome. By following the trail to data about their remains and burial sites, scientists can ...

An Iron Age sword and mirror found at the Bryher burial site. Historic England Archive. The body was so decomposed that DNA testing was inconclusive — only a dark outline of the skeleton in the ...

New DNA testing means experts can study chromosomal abnormalities from thousands of years ago. ... Iron Age infant with Down's syndrome identified using new DNA testing. 12 January 2024.