DNA Test Can Trace Your Ancestral Origins Back 1,000 Years

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By Carl Engelking
May 2, 2014 7:55 PMMay 17, 2019 8:44 PM
DNA Test Can Trace Your Ancestral Origins Back 1,000 Years
DNA Test Can Trace Your Ancestral Origins Back 1,000 Years

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Most of us can broadly trace our ancestral roots to a country or general region on the planet. But a new DNA test can locate where your relatives lived over 1,000 years ago, and in some cases, even pinpoint the specific village or island your ancestors came from.

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