Twelve Tips for Using Ancestry ThruLines - Part 15 of our In-Depth Guide - Data Mining DNA
Twelve tips for using Ancestry Thrulines in your family research. Identify the useful lines and avoid the pitfalls of incorrect trees.
What’s Considered a Strong DNA Match? - MyHeritage Knowledge Base
Genetic genealogy can help you break through brick walls in your research by identifying new relatives, allowing you to infer information about your common ancestors. But due to the considerable size of MyHeritage’s database, you may receive thousands of DNA matches. How do you know which ones you should focus on? The plainest answer to...
America’s Founding Father Aaron Burr’s relationship with Indian woman from Calcutta comes to light
American history’s connection with Calcutta, albeit tenuous, came to light recently following research on the ancestral history of the descendants of Vice President Aaron Burr, one of the founding fathers
Genomes trace origins of enslaved people who died on remote island
Former slaves left on St Helena were probably taken from west-central Africa, finds genome study.
Experts question study claiming to pinpoint birthplace of all humans
Our species likely arose in many places around Africa, not just around the Kalahari Desert, critics say
Rare Ancient DNA Provides Window Into a 5,000-Year-Old South Asian Civilization
The Indus Valley Civilization flourished alongside Mesopotamia and Egypt, but the early society remains shrouded in mystery