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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: DBS on Jul 08, 2026, 09:53 AM

Title: DNA analysis from Scythian kurgans
Post by: DBS on Jul 08, 2026, 09:53 AM
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aef0108

Pretty poor formatting which does not ease reading, but DNA showing good evidence of hereditary connections within the Scythian elites.  Not exactly suprising, given the ancient sources tend to suggest royal families.  Oh, and the Golden Man probably was actually a bloke, not a princess.
Title: Re: DNA analysis from Scythian kurgans
Post by: Andreas Johansson on Jul 08, 2026, 05:45 PM
The Golden Person of Disputed Gender was briefly discussed in an old thread (https://forum.soa.org.uk/index.php?topic=1973.0).