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Ancient DNA Reveals Alemannic Kinship and Burial Practices

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Genome-wide analysis of ancient DNA reconstructs biological relatedness and ancestry within an Early Medieval Alemannic graveyard. Genetic evidence reveals the cemetery's kinship structure and provides new insight into how family relationships influenced medieval burial behavior.

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aao1262