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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

The Genomic Legacy of the Norman Conquest in Rural England.

Flavio De Angelis, Elizabeth A Nelson, Sam Leggett, Kalina Kassadjikova, Tanya R Pelayo, Rob Poulton, Todd C Rae, Lars Fehren-Schmitz, Lia Betti, Carlos Eduardo G Amorim

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Flavio De AngelisSchool of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, U.S.A.ORCID 0000-0002-4747-2385
Elizabeth A NelsonDepartment of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
Sam LeggettSchool of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6259-1457
Kalina KassadjikovaUCSC Paleogenomics, Dept. of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, U.S.A.ORCID 0000-0003-3365-6367
Tanya R PelayoBiology Department, California State University, Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Rob PoultonSurrey County Archaeological Unit, Surrey County Council, Surrey History Centre, UK.
Todd C RaeDepartment of Ecology and Evolution, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QG, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-4010-5945
Lars Fehren-SchmitzUCSC Paleogenomics, Dept. of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, U.S.A.ORCID 0000-0001-5510-1114
Lia BettiDepartment of Anthropology, University College London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2895-9718
Carlos Eduardo G AmorimSchool of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, U.S.A.ORCID 0000-0002-8827-238X

Funding

Characterizing Human-Pathogen Interactions and Natural Selection with Ancient DNAR35GM142939 · NIGMS · CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE · PI GUERRA AMORIM, CARLOS EDUARDO · 2021 to 2025
$1.8M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM142939
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Norman Conquest of 1066 CE reshaped the political and cultural landscape of England, yet its demographic consequences remain poorly understood, particularly outside elite and urban contexts where historical evidence is concentrated. Here, we investigate the population history of a rural English community spanning the Conquest using genome-wide ancient DNA from the Priory Orchard site, a cemetery in Godalming (Surrey) in use between the 9

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Ancient DNAAnglo-SaxonsArchaeogenomicsMedieval EnglandMiddle AgesNorman ConquestSurreyVikings

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PMID41993455
PMCPMC13081982

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