The Scottish Orkney islands experienced a wave of immigration during the Bronze Age so large that it replaced most of the local population, ancient DNA analysis has revealed. Experts say that unlike ...
image: An international team led by researchers at the University of Huddersfield has used ancient DNA to rewrite the history of the Orkney islands. The research has been published by the official ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. On the windswept islands of Orkney, where the North Sea meets ...