Bog-Buried Farmers of Northern Zealand
Neolithic Funnel Beaker people in Denmark, seen through bog finds and ancient DNA
Ancient and historical cultures
DNA Spotlights
Explore the places, time periods, and published research behind ancient DNA samples and the cultures associated with them.
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Sealand: Early Viking Voices
Genetic and archaeological glimpses from Sealand bogs and farms, 660–1000 CE
Shoreline Foragers of Denmark
Ertebølle communities between sea and forest, seen through archaeology and DNA
Maglemose Dawn
Forest, fen and the first postglacial hunters of Denmark, seen through archaeology and DNA
Denmark, Iron Age — Sealand & Jutland
A small archaeogenetic window (1–530 CE) linking bogs, settlements and ancestry
Bones & Belonging: Medieval Denmark
Graveyards in Aalborg, Randers and Holbæk reveal centuries of life and lineage, 1000–1800 CE
Aalborg Voices: Post-Medieval Denmark
Burials from Vor Frue Kirkegård (1500–1806 CE) linking archaeology and DNA
South Scandinavian Early Bronze Age (Denmark)
Genetic glimpses from four Danish EBA sites, c. 1611–1232 BCE — small sample, cautious conclusions
South Scandinavia — Late Neolithic Voices
Peat-bog landscapes and coastal settlements reveal shifting ancestries in Denmark, 2563–1632 BCE.
Boglands and Longhouses
Early Neolithic Denmark seen through archaeology and ancient DNA
South Scandinavia Mid-Neolithic
Small DNA sample set illuminates farmer and hunter-gatherer interactions in Denmark, 3512–3012 BCE
Shorelines of Change: Denmark TRB–CWC
Three genomes from Jutland and Funen illuminate a dramatic late-Neolithic transition