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5,500 years ago, a teenage girl was buried with her father's bones on her chest, new DNA study reveals

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A novel DNA analysis of skeletons excavated from a Neolithic hunter-gatherer cemetery in Sweden has revealed surprising family relationships.

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Prehistoric tombs are like a box of surprises. In one, a woman was buried with two children, but they were not her children. In another, two people were buried together, but they were not brothers. Researchers at Uppsala University believe they were distant relatives, perhaps cousins.Keep reading...

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Live Science broke the news in United States on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
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