The Bulgars and Balkan DNA: What Ancient DNA Shows
Ancient DNA suggests the Danube Bulgars left a surprisingly small genetic footprint in modern Bulgaria, while Slavic and Byzantine-era ancestry shaped the present-day gene pool.
The Lemba DNA Story: What Genetics Really Shows
New and older DNA studies show a real non-African paternal signal in the Lemba, but not proof of Jewish descent. Here is what the genetics can and cannot tell us.
Cubans, Puerto Ricans, and Dominicans: DNA Differences
Why three Caribbean populations shaped by the same colonial system ended up with different ancestry profiles, and what ancient DNA reveals about migration.
The Vandals and the Missing Genetic Trail
New population genetics analysis suggests the Vandals left little detectable ancestry in North Africa, offering a striking case of ancient DNA, migration, and disappearance.
BMAC and Indo-Aryan Migration: What DNA Reveals
Ancient DNA shows the BMAC was not a steppe population in disguise. Learn how Oxus Civilization genetics reshapes Indo-Aryan migration and South Asian ancestry.
What Ancient DNA Reveals About Albanian Origins
Ancient DNA from a north Albanian valley sheds new light on Albanian ancestry, Illyrian continuity, Slavic admixture, and deep Paleo-Balkan roots.
Bavarian Skull-Deformation Women and Four Ancestries
Ancient DNA reveals Bavaria’s skull-deformation burials were not one migration story, but a mix of local, Balkan, steppe, and East Asian ancestry.
Roma Ancestry and the Lost Tribe of Simeon Claim
Did Roma ancestry preserve a Levantine link to the lost tribes? Population genetics says no, showing a South Asian origin with later European admixture.
What DNA Really Says About the Lost Tribes
Can genetics support lost tribe claims? Learn what ancient DNA, haplogroups, and population genetics reveal about Pashtuns, Bnei Menashe, and Igbo traditions.
Negrito Ancestry, First Wave DNA in Southeast Asia
Learn how Aeta, Semang, and Andamanese DNA reveal the first human wave into Southeast Asia, with ancient DNA, migration, and population genetics insights.
Baltic DNA: Why Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians Stand Out
Explore why Baltic DNA is a European outlier, from ancient hunter-gatherers to Corded Ware steppe ancestry, and what it means for ancestry analysis.
Ancient Mesopotamian DNA in Assyrians, Chaldeans and Mandaeans
New ancient DNA comparisons suggest Assyrians, Chaldeans and Mandaeans retain strong Mesopotamian continuity, with limited Arabian admixture and no simple replacement story.