DNA analysis of bodies in Hazleton North long cairn finds five generations of an extended family
What the exterior of the Hazleton North long cairn may have looked like, taken from a Corinium Museum animation.What the exterior of the Hazleton North long cairn may have looked like, taken from a Corinium Museum animation.Wed 22 Dec 2021 16.16 GMTAn analysis of DNA from a 5,700-year-old tomb has revealed the world’s oldest family tree, shedding “extraordinary” light on the importance of family and descent among people who were some of Britain’s first farmers.
“It tells us that descent was important,” said Fowler. “When they were building these tombs and deciding who to include in them, certainly in this case, they were selecting people who were close relatives of the people who were first buried there. They have this close connection to their immediate ancestors and that extends over several generations.
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