DNA says you’re related to a Viking, a medieval German Jew or a 1700s enslaved African? What a genetic match really means
Genealogical and genetic ancestors aren’t the same thing. A DNA match − or a lack of one − may not tell you what you imagine ...
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A Marxist Account of the Medieval Mediterranean
Chris Wickham is one of the best-known Marxist historians of the Middle Ages. In his book The Donkey and the Boat, he offers ...
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Infants breastfed longer in medieval Finland, study finds
New Finnish research shows infants were breastfed longer in the Middle Ages than in the 1800s. Isotope analysis of children’s ...
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Christianity, Antisemitism, and the Jewish Diaspora
The Jewish Diaspora, meaning the dispersion of Jews outside their ancestral homeland, was significantly shaped by religious ...