Scientists have compiled the world’s oldest family tree from human bones buried in a 5,700-year-old tomb in the Cotswolds in the UK .
Ukraine , Ukraingate , 24 , December , 2021 | International News
DNA analysis of people from the tomb showed that those buried there belonged to five continuous generations of one large family.
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“The remarkable preservation of DNA in the tomb and the use of the latest technology in the restoration of ancient DNA and analysis have allowed us to uncover the oldest family tree ever reconstructed and analyze it to understand something deep about the social structure of these ancient communities,” said Iñigo Olatulde. Basque Country in Spain, who was a leading geneticist and co-author of the study.
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Most of those found in the tomb came from four women who had children from the same man.
The right to be buried here was based on the origin of one man. But people were buried in different parts of the tomb on the principle of origin from the matriarch.
The Neolithic tomb, or “pyramid”, at Hazelton North in Gloucestershire, has two L-shaped chambers, one facing north and the other facing south.
The work will help researchers understand the family dynamics among Stone Age people and learn more about their culture.
The study is published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature.
Source : Ukrgate
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