DNA history: Opening a tomb of four great warriors in Italy

A project in Italia, Italy by Sturla Ellingvåg
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We're in the final stages of opening a tomb in Southern Italy with four famous Norman mercenary brothers. Now we need help to finish!
Backers: 54
Average Pledge Per Backer: kr769 NOK

Funded: kr41,500 NOK of kr40,000 NOK
Dates: Jan 8th -> Jan 27th (20 days)
Project By: Sturla Ellingvåg
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Latest News

Mission success!!

January 26th - via: kickstarter.com
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Update #2 repost

January 26th - via: kickstarter.com
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Update #3 - Now things going better! About 40 minutes left

January 26th - via: kickstarter.com
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Tomb opening take 1

January 26th - via: kickstarter.com
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Tomorrow's the big day

January 25th - via: kickstarter.com
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Greetings from Rome: 100 funding reached!!

January 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning from Roma. We woke up this morning with a message from Kickstarter that the Altavilla project is 100% funded! This is great news and a big thank you to all you 50 backers who have contributed to making this first part a success.  ... (Read More)

Only 4.000 kroners short and three days to go!

January 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We're only 4.000 kroners short of our 40.000 kroner goal. Hopefully we wil reach 40' before the deadline on Saturday, or else none of the funding will come through.  Today is also marked by the last two obstacles getting in place: Assurance for the... (Read More)

One week left: Half way there + Thor Heyerdahl family news

January 17th - via: kickstarter.com
We will arrive in Italy in one week on January 24th. The plan is to meet with representatives of the local administration in Basilicata the next day and open the tomb on Friday January 26th as scheduled. BUT, we're only half way there of the 40.000... (Read More)

A big thank you for your support this far!

January 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Many thanks from all of us for your support! We reached 39% funding in only 4 days. Now, there is still some ways to go, especially since we will not receive any funding at all if we don't reach the goal in 15 days! About half of the support has... (Read More)

mtDNA/Y-DNA Update

January 10th - via: kickstarter.com
A quick update because of a few questions regarding the DNA-results:  We will attempt to establish the mtDNA and Y-DNA haplogroups of the brothers, and this will of course be shared with everyone. Hopefully the skeleton material is in good enough... (Read More)

Good news from inside the tomb!

January 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We have received a report from the georadar analysis of the tomb, which confirms that there is at least one skull available for us in hopefully good condition. This is great news and is promising since what we are after are teeth or the petrous bone... (Read More)

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