Using DNA to find Goths

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May I suggest a huge gepid necropolis in Vlaha(more than 500 tombs), 
near Cluj-Napoca, in Romania;
References:
http://www.cimec.ro/Arheologie/cronicaCA2006/rapoarte/218.htm
http://www.cimec.ro/scripts/arh/cronica/detaliu.asp?k=3551
http://www.cimec.ro/scripts/arh/cronica/detaliu.asp?k=3268

This site is a complement to many archeological findings around:
- the Roman castrum in Gilau 106AD (year of conquest of Dacia by 
Trajan)-3 km away
- An antique citadel (perhaps dacian) in Floresti-3 km away
- the "Mihacs garden", where the "Erdely Tortenete"- the hungarian 
history of Transylvania, speaks of 4 gepid skeletons - 1km away
- the Gepid kingdoms in Someseni and Apahida-20 km away.

You may contact the National Institute for History of Transylvania 
in Cluj-Napoca
http://www.museum.utcluj.ro/departamente.php?dpt=Sectia%20Pre%20si%
20Protoistorie



--- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "sturlus" <sellingvaag at ...> wrote:
>
> 
> 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 ... <mailto:sturlae at ...> , if
> anything.
> 
> 
> Sturla Ellingvåg
> Oslo, Norway
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>








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