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Viking ancestry explored on the Isle of Man by researchers

Researching your family tree can only go back so far in time before records become patchy.

Now genealogists from the University of Leicester are using DNA tests to trace Manx ancestry back to the Viking era.

Local men with popular Manx surnames are being asked to give a DNA sample to help researchers explore the links between Y chromosomes, surnames and common ancestry.

The investigation starts on Saturday, 19 February 2011 at the Manx Museum....

Read entire article at BBC