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DNA analysis from Scythian kurgans

Started by DBS, Jul 08, 2026, 09:53 AM

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DBS

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.
David Stevens

Andreas Johansson

The Golden Person of Disputed Gender was briefly discussed in an old thread.
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