Viking Dna - The Wirral and West Lancashire Project

This book details a genetic survey that has taken place focusing on men from old families from Wirral and West Lancashire. These 'Viking hot spots' in North West England exhibit many archaeological and historical features proving them to have had a clear Viking presence. The book explains-with the help of full color illustrations-what DNA is and how DNA methods can be used to probe both individual and population ancestry, and how information such as Henry VIII's tax rolls can be used to help establish the volunteer base for specific regions of northern England.

Table des matières

Foreword by Michael Wood, Preface, Chapter 1. Introduction, Chapter 2. Background: Historical, place-name and archaeological evidence of Viking settlement, Chapter 3. DNA: Maternal and paternal ancestry, Chapter 4. Population ancestry and surnames, Chapter 5. Earlier studies on the British Isles, Chapter 6. Wirral and West Lancashire Survey: Volunteer Recruitment, Chapter 7. The results, Chapter 8. Individual results and public engagement, Chapter 9. Conclusions and Perspectives, Bibliography, Index

A propos de l'auteur

Stephen E. Harding, Mark Jobling, Turi King

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Stephen E Harding, Stephen E. Harding, Stephen E. (University of Nottingham Harding, Mark Jobling, Turi King
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 19.02.2015
• EAN: 9781466590854
• ISBN: 978-1-4665-9085-4
• Pages: 166
• Catégorie: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Biologie > Général, dictionnaires