Across the North Sea and beyond

Trends Genet. 2023 Apr;39(4):240-241. doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2023.01.006. Epub 2023 Feb 21.

Abstract

Increasing numbers of ancient genomes from the Viking period retrieved across the North Sea regions are revealing a complex layer of genetic ancestries and a past cosmopolitanism that was triggered by different mobility patterns.

Keywords: Scandinavia; Viking period; cosmopolitanism; migration; paleogenomics.

MeSH terms

  • Genetics, Population*
  • Human Genetics
  • Human Migration
  • Humans
  • North Sea