The Conquest Man project is a demonstration of what is currently possible, and that what is currently possible will continue to improve.

Ancient DNA extraction and analysis methods have improved dramatically over the past decade.

The quantity of genetic information that can be recovered from ancient samples, and the reliability with which that information can be analyzed, has increased substantially.

Methods for decontaminating samples and distinguishing genuine ancient DNA from modern contamination have become more robust.

The next decade of ancient genomics will likely bring further improvements in resolution, allowing researchers to distinguish more precisely between different continental European ancestry components, to identify specific regional origins with greater confidence, and to understand the population genetics of the Norman period in England in much greater detail.

For isotope analysis, ongoing development of reference datasets for different geographic regions and geological environments will improve the precision with which childhood location can be estimated from tooth chemistry.