DNA Analysis Challenges Roman Collapse Theories
New analysis of ancient genomes is challenging the belief that northern barbarian tribes quickly overran western Europe following the Roman Empire's collapse.
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BBC Radio 4
“New analysis of ancient genomes, the DNA instructions in cells, is challenging the long-held belief that northern barbarian tribes quickly overran the west of Europe after the collapse of the Roman Empire.”
BBC World Service
“Researchers have analysed the DNA of more than 200 individuals buried in cemeteries in southern Germany, starting from around the year 450 CE. Their findings, published in Nature magazine, suggest that rather than a violent tide of invaders spreading over northern Europe as the Roman Empire collapsed.”
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