When researchers studied DNA from a 5,000-year-old mass grave containing the remains of 15 people believed to be killed by blows to the head, they were surprised to find that all of the victims belonged to the same large family — three generations of them
The discovery, made eight years ago, revealed that each person had been killed by blows to the head. Conversely, the bodies were placed neatly together with gifts. The researchers wondered why victims of a massacre would be buried with such respect.But when they studied DNA from the remains recently, they encountered another surprise. All of the victims belonged to the same large family -- three generations of them.
"But it is thought-provoking that it occurred 5,000 years ago, as the late Neolithic Period was transitioning into the Bronze Age. During this period, European cultures were being heavily transformed by Yamnaya cultures migrating from the east. It is easy to imagine that these changes somehow precipitated violent territorial clashes."The grave includes eight males and seven females, dated and identified using dental and temporal bone DNA. They represent four nuclear families.
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