A 1,500-year-old account of the Swedish origins of the renowned Germanic tribe, the Goths, is now supported by modern DNA research. A large-scale study shows that people from Sweden migrated to Europe and that Scandinavia played a crucial role in the spread of the Germanic languages.
An international team of researchers has mapped how Europe's population changed over several thousand years. The researchers analyzed DNA from 712 ancient individuals and compared it with that of 4,009 previously studied individuals.
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