Info Of Dna From Viking Cod Bones Suggests 1,000-Year History Of European Fish Trade

One of the ancient Viking cod bones from Haithabu used inwards the study.

Credit: James Barrett

Norway is famed for its cod. Catches from the Arctic stock that spawns each twelvemonth off its northern coast are exported across Europe for staple dishes from British fish in addition to chips to Castilian bacalao stew.

Now, a novel written report published today inwards the magazine PNAS suggests that to a greater extent than or less cast of this pan-European merchandise inwards Norwegian cod may accept been taking house for 1,000 years.

Latest question from the universities of Cambridge in addition to Oslo, in addition to the Centre for Baltic in addition to Scandinavian Archaeology inwards Schleswig, used ancient deoxyribonucleic acid extracted from the remnants of Viking-age fish suppers.

The written report analysed 5 cod bones dating from betwixt 800 in addition to 1066 AD constitute inwards the mud of the quondam wharves of Haithabu, an early on medieval trading port on the Baltic. Haithabu is directly a heritage site inwards modern Germany, simply at the fourth dimension was ruled past times the King of the Danes.

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