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DNA says you’re related to a Viking, a medieval German Jew or a 1700s enslaved African? What a genetic match really means
In 2022, we reported the DNA sequences of 33 medieval people buried in a Jewish cemetery in Germany. Not long after we made ...
The New Yorker7d
Fredrik Backman on the Art of Scandinavian Storytelling
The best-selling author of “A Man Called Ove,” “Anxious People,” and the “Beartown” trilogy highlights four novels from his ...
Miami Herald20d
Passerby notices something in wetland — and finds rare Viking item in Sweden. See it
A person visited a wetland in Öland and found a 1,000-year-old iron armband, officials said. Photos show the highly decorated Viking jewelry. Google Street View ...
Charlotte Observer20d
Passerby notices something in wetland — and finds rare Viking item in Sweden. See it
An attentive passerby noticed something in a wetland in Sweden and picked up a rusty brown loop. The item turned out to be a rare Viking artifact. The finder, who chose to remain anonymous ...