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Barbarian DNA from European cemeteries reveals secrets of mysterious ancient society
DNA recovered from 6th century graves has offered an unprecedented insight into a largely mysterious period of ancient history. Europe underwent a massive upheaval from the 3rd to the 10th centuries as the western Roman empire collapsed and barbarian groups flooded into the region. While the names of these groups are remembered, the lack of…
How millennials are breathing fresh life into the ancient Irish language
Irish is making a comeback. “This might sound dumb,” wrote Twitter user @dalteparin in August 2018, “but...what if we all just start saying simple phrases like ‘go raibh maith agat’ [thank you] to each other every day to normalise speaking irish and slowly reintegrate her into our day-to-day lives.” The tweet struck a chord, and quickly went…
