DNA Sheds Light on Stone Age Kinship Family Bonds in Ancient Gotland Graves
In the windswept landscapes of Gotland, Sweden’s largest island, archaeologists have long puzzled over the burial practices of a 5,500-year-old hunter-gatherer community. Now, a groundbreaking DNA study from Uppsala University is rewriting our understanding of these ancient people, revealing not just who was buried with whom, but hinting at a sophisticated grasp of family lineages […]