A new study by the University of Turku and partners provides fresh insights into an individual buried near Lake Kitka in Kuusamo, Finland, at the turn of the 17th century. DNA and isotope analyses show that the individual, whose grave has been linked to Sámi cultural heritage, had a genetic connection to present-day Sámi populations and spent part of his life outside Finland. Researchers from the University of Turku used DNA and isotope analyses to study an individual whose grave was discovered near Lake Kitka in Kuusamo, Finland, in the 1970s. The individual lived at the turn of the 17th century, and the new research, published in BMC Genomics, sheds more light on his life history. submitted by /u/DryDeer775 [link] [comments]