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"Well-man" identified f. 800-y.o. Norse saga
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241025122355.htm
* 1197 AD military raid: body tossed into well to poison water
* 1st time person described in historical texts act. found
* ancient DNA corroborates events, blending history & archaeology w. science
* precedent for future research on historical figures
Corroborating written history w. ancient DNA: The case of the Well-man described in an Old Norse saga
https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(24)02301-0
#Europe #Norse #anthropology #history #AncientDNA
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241025122355.htm
* 1197 AD military raid: body tossed into well to poison water
* 1st time person described in historical texts act. found
* ancient DNA corroborates events, blending history & archaeology w. science
* precedent for future research on historical figures
Corroborating written history w. ancient DNA: The case of the Well-man described in an Old Norse saga
https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(24)02301-0
#Europe #Norse #anthropology #history #AncientDNA