These Medieval Graves Looked Like Family Burials. DNA Told a Different Story
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These medieval graves looked like family burials. DNA told a different story
Ancient DNA shows that adults and children buried together in medieval Sweden were often not members of the same immediate family, suggesting that burial choices reflected more than biological kinship. The research also revealed early gender-based burial customs and uncovered the remarkable story of a young woman who may have completed a pilgrimage across Europe.
When archaeologists find a child and an adult in the same medieval grave, the obvious explanation is parent and child. DNA analysis of 142 people from three Swedish cemeteries has now shown that the reality was much more complicated. Children buried with adults were rarely their close biological relatives. So who were they to each other?
Ancient DNA shows that most adults and children buried in the same grave in medieval Sweden were not close relatives. Read more here: Those Buried Together in Late Viking Age Graves Were Not Relatives - Archeofili.
Medieval tombs reveal surprising DNA results
8 — Revealing the Truth About Medieval Burial Customs: DNA Analysis Unveils Surprising Relationships New research from Stockholm University challenges long-held beliefs about family relationships in medieval graves, shedding light on the true connections between individuals laid to rest together. Genetic analysis of 142 individuals from the late Viking Age to the Middle Ages uncovered [...]
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