Incest uncovered at the elite prehistoric Newgrange monument in Ireland

Alison Sheridan ()

Nature, 2020, vol. 582, issue 7812, 347-349

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?

Keywords: Archaeology; Anthropology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-01655-4

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