Incest uncovered at the elite prehistoric Newgrange monument in Ireland

Sheridan, Alison J

doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01655-4

Abstract

The huge, elaborate, 5,000-year-old tomb at Newgrange, Ireland, is thought to have been built for a powerful elite. DNA of a man buried there reveals a case of incest. Was this a strategy to maintain a dynastic bloodline?

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Resource type
- Journal article
Institution
- National Museums Scotland
Organisational unit
- Scottish History & Archaeology
Journal title
- Nature
Volume
- 582
Pagination
- 347-349
Publisher
- Springer Nature
Place of publication
- Switzerland
eISSN
- 1476-4687
Official URL
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01655-4
Related URL
- https://www.nms.ac.uk/collections-research/collections-departments/scottish-history-and-archaeology/
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- In Copyright
DOI
- doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01655-4
Library of Congress Classification
- CC
- D
- GN
- GT
- HT
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