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ArticleBody:The fusion of history, archaeology, and genetics is cracking an 800-year-old Nordic mystery. Researchers from Norway used ancient DNA to corroborate a story from the Sverris Saga, where a man’s body was thrown into a well. Genetic analysis reveals what the man might have looked like and where his ancestors came from.
Riksantikvaren Radiocarbon dating confirmed that the remains are roughly 900 years old. Research from 2014 and 2016 also confirmed that the body belonged to a male who was between 30 and 40 years old when he died. “The text is not absolutely correct—what we have seen is that the reality is much more complex than the text,” study co-author and Norwegian Institute of Cultural Heritage Research archaeologist Anna Petersén said in a statement.
Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research. The team would also like to test samples from other historical figures, including Saint Olaf–the patron saint of Norway–who is believed to be buried near Trondheim Cathedral. “So I think that if eventually his remains are uncovered, there could be some effort to describe him physically and trace his ancestry using genetic sequencing,” said Martin.
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