Viking Expansion into North Atlantic Was More Complex than Previously Thought

Viking Expansion into North Atlantic Was More Complex than Previously Thought
Kuitems et al. provide evidence that the Norse were active on the North American continent in the year 1021 CE. Image credit: Oscar C.R.

The Vikings played a preeminent role in the peopling of the North Atlantic, and one might expect populations that were founded by them to be genetically similar and homogeneous.

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 The Vikings played a preeminent role in the peopling of the North Atlantic, and one might expect populations that were founded by them to be genetically similar and homogeneous.
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