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Population genomics of the Viking world

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The maritime expansion of Scandinavian populations during the Viking Age (about AD 750-1050) was a far-flung transformation in world history1,2. Here we sequenced the genomes of 442 humans from archaeological sites across Europe and Greenland (to a median depth of about 1×) to understand the global influence of this expansion. We find the Viking period involved gene flow into Scandinavia from the south and east. We observe genetic structure within Scandinavia, with dive...

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10.1038/s41586-020-2688-8

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0000-0002-2576-2429
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0000-0002-5311-6213
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0000-0002-5025-2607
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0000-0001-6323-9041
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Springer Nature
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Volume:
585
Issue:
7825
Pages:
390-396
Place of publication:
England
Publication date:
2020-09-16
Acceptance date:
2020-05-21
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1476-4687
ISSN:
0028-0836
Pmid:
32939067

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