Tag: Anastasia


February 24, 2009

History’s Mysteries: Finding Answers in our DNA

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As we have shown time and again here at the Spittoon, our DNA can greatly illuminate the lives of our most ancient ancestors.  We've learned how the ancient Phoenicians left their genetic footprints scattered across the Mediterranean Sea, and seen the DNA signatures of the first farmers sprinkled everywhere [...]

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February 23, 2009

Leaving No Stone Unturned: DNA Analysis Confirms Identities of Missing Romanovs

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There are many mysteries surrounding the final days of the last Emperor of Russia, Tsar Nicholas, and his family.  The most perplexing of them all is the fate of one of the Tsar's daughters, the Grand Duchess Anastasia.  Even after Bolsheviks  murdered the family in the summer of 1918, rumors circulated [...]

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