Ancient DNA

Learn more about where we all originate from, Africa, in this piece from Miguel Vilar in honor of Black History Month.

Are you connected to the samples from the new study out of Scandinavia? Take a look at each sample and discover for yourself.

2022 was a big year for ancient DNA. Here’s a summary of some of the important discoveries.

Do you feel the power of the moonlight? Does it sound like fun to dance in the forest? You might be related to a witch.

Garlic and holy water may have kept people safe when a vampire was near, but how do you keep safe when one appears in your family tree?

The Prehistoric Age in Britain is explored with two new papers published about ancient DNA in the British Isles.

Take a look at real mummies and how they influence our genetics and spooky traditions as part of our Halloween series, Genes and Screams.

New information regarding migration patterns and aDNA emerges from the Southern Arc, providing new information about Y-DNA haplogroups.

The Time Tree puts ancient DNA, notable connections, current testers, and the TMRCA age estimates into a single view for you to explore.

FamilyTreeDNA has made updates to the TMRCA (Time to Most Recent Common Ancestor) that will improve age estimates in the Tree of Humankind.