Using DNA to find Goths

[sturlus]

Hi,
this is my first post here, but I've been following this forum for quite
some time now.

I have started Explico (www.explicofund.org <http://www.explicofund.org>
, funded by Norwegian investors) which is a foundation using DNA to
trace Human migrations, similar to National Geographics The Genographic
Project <https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/>  and to the
Bradshaw foundations Journey of Mankind
<http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/journey/> .

We have started in the Migration period and I am particularly interested
in finding traces from Goths in the living populations of today, at
least we'll try to find out if there is any or not. We'll be going to
Sevastapol, travel along the coast to Mariupol and the to Rostov on Don,
collecting DNA and searching in particular among the Greek cultural
organisations (for instance in Mariupol).

I am in need of:

    * Tips on where to collect DNA! (Places/Histories)    * Local
contacts along our route:  universities, students, possible useful
assistants, politicians (local authorities), Genealogy organisations,
Greek cultural organisations and any others whom could help us.    *
Anything else that might aid us!    * Other theories and peoples we
could / should look for in Russia/Ukraine aroung the Black Sea or for
that matter other places in Europe/Central Asia, using DNA.


For example, Ualarauans post on Gothic burials in Upper Don
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gothic-l/message/8942>  is interesting,
in Ksizovo, Lipetsk region. The possibilities of finding remnants today
of Goths on Don might seem slim. However perhaps there exists some
communities along the Don, where descendants from Greeks or Goths traces
can be found.

This year we will also search in Northern Spain for Visigoths and in the
Atlas mountains of North Africa among the Berber tribes for possible
Vandal populations. We will also take DNA from Scandinavians and other
peoples living in the Baltic area. Next year we will expand our
expeditions, but I see now that the Black Sea area will be of special
interest to us.

Thanks for any comment!
Also send me an email: sturlae at gmail.com <mailto:sturlae at gmail.com> , if
anything.


Sturla Ellingvåg
Oslo, Norway



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