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Podcast: Curiosity Weekly
Episode: Viking Was a Job Description, Not Heredity
Description: Learn about how being a âVikingâ was actually a career choice, not an ethnicity, why itâs easy to plant false memories, and how the pandemic has made birdsong more complex.
"Viking" was a job description, not heredity by Grant Currin
Helmets. (2020). National Museum of Denmark. https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-viking-age/weapons/helmets/Â
Curry, A. (2020, September 16). âVikingâ was a job description, not a matter of heredity, massive ancient DNA study shows. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/09/viking-was-job-description-not-matter-heredity-massive-ancient-dna-study-showsÂ
âMargaryan, A., Lawson, D. J., Sikora, M., Racimo, F., Rasmussen, S., Moltke, I., Cassidy, L. M., Jørsboe, E., Inga...