Historic human genome from 14th century in Janakkala, Finland.
In 2013 a burial from the 14th century was excavated in Janakkala in Finland. The burial, which was not in a Christian cemetery, contained a male in a wooden coffin. Buried along with the male were among other finds, two swords, one longsword contemporary with the burial but also one Viking period sword. The human remains contained sufficient DNA for population genomic analyses, and the nuclear results as well as the uniparental markers pointed towards a regional origin. H?me, where Janakkala is located, experienced military actions at this time when Novgorod and M?lardalen for long had been competing for dominance over the region. The archaeological finds of the burial indicate that the man and the burial may be connected to the restless times of the area.