Researchers hope the genetic results will also help piece together more personal stories, such as which Swedish villages were home to the Kronan’s crew members, or the circumstances behind the Sandby Borg massacre. Roman coins found in the fort suggest its residents weren’t native to the island, according to one theory, perhaps making them targets for violence. “Were they really locals, or did they move to Scandinavia?” Götherström asks. “Now, we have the answers.