Eastern Europe

Scientists have discovered that Irish DNA originateD in the Middle East and Eastern Europe. The DNA of ancient occupants of Ireland has given researchers a breakthrough clue into the history of the Celtic population. The study was led by Queens University Belfast and Trinity College Dublin where scientists sequenced the first ancient human genomes from Ireland, shedding light on the genesis of Celtic populations. Details of the work, by geneticists from Trinity College Dublin and archaeologists from Queen’s University Belfast are published in the journal PNAS.