Ancient DNA Unveils Unique Bronze Age Community and Incestuous Relationships in Calabria
TL;DR
Archaeologists in Italy discovered the oldest known evidence of father-daughter incest from 3,700-year-old bones at Grotta della Monaca, revealing a rare case of first-degree inbreeding in ancient times, with genetic analysis showing the young male was the son of a buried adult male and his own daughter, though the reasons for this behavior remain uncertain.
- Oldest known evidence of father-daughter incest found in 3,700-year-old bones in Italy Live Science
- Bronze Age DNA from Calabria reveals a distinct mountain community Phys.org
- A unique Bronze Age community survived in a Calabrian massif devoted to herding and consuming milk and dairy products, despite being lactose intolerant La Brújula Verde
- Archaeogenetics reconstructs demography and extreme parental consanguinity in a Bronze Age community from Southern Italy | Communications Biology Nature
- Ancient DNA Reconstructs a Bronze Age Community in Calabria, Southern Italy GreekReporter.com
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