Jens Notroff

Inheriting status and power in the early #IronAge: The case of #Hallstatt #matrilineality (at least according latest #aDNA analyses at the burials from Eberdingen-Hochdorf and Asperg-Grafenbuhl, Germany:

https://www.science.org/content/article/graves-celtic-princes-suggest-powerful-role-women-ancient-germany by @spoke32 via @ScienceMagazine

Jun 4, 2024 at 7:04pmWeb
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Related press release via @maxplanckgesellschaft:

https://www.mpg.de/21995036/0530-evan-kinship-and-ancestry-of-the-celts-in-baden-wuerttemberg-150495-x

Kinship and ancestry of the Celts in Baden-Württemberg

Genetic analyses of Celtic burial mounds from 500 BCE reveal close relationships and provide new insights into the power structures of early Celtic elites

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Original study:

J. Gretzinger et al., Evidence for #DynasticSuccession among early #Celtic elites in Central Europe, Nat Hum Behav (2024). 🔓

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-01888-7