1st Edition
Viking DNA The Wirral and West Lancashire Project
166 Pages
by
CRC Press
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... Read more
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
Biography
Stephen E. Harding, Mark Jobling, Turi King
