Vikings and Migrants: Unravelling Scandinavia's Genetic Mosaic in the Viking Era

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25250/thescbr.brk763

Keywords:

Vikings, ancient DNA, Migration, Archaeology

Abstract

We analysed ancient Scandinavian genomes over 2,000 years, revealing Viking-era influx from southern Europe, British-Irish Isles, and the east Baltic. Genetic diversity increased during that time, but later Scandinavians have less non-local ancestry. Uralic ancestry found 1,000 years ago still impacts northern Scandinavians.

Author Biographies

  • Anders Götherström, Centre for Palaeogenetics

    Professor

  • Ricardo Rodríguez Varela, Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies

    Researcher

Original article reference

Rodríguez-Varela, R., Moore, K. H., Ebenesersdóttir, S. S., Kilinc, G. M., Kjellström, A., Papmehl-Dufay, L., ... & Götherström, A. (2023). The genetic history of Scandinavia from the Roman Iron Age to the present. Cell, 186(1), 32-46.

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Published

2023-11-14

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 4 (2023): TheScienceBreaker

Section

Evolution & Behaviour

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Copyright (c) 2023 Anders Götherström, Ricardo Rodríguez Varela

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