12,000-year-old skeletons buried in an embrace in Italy were women, with ancient DNA revealing a mother-daughter link and rare genetic disease
- PC: Sapienza University of RomeIn 1963, archaeologists exploring Romito Cave in Calabria, southern Italy, uncovered an unusual Upper Palaeolithic burial in which two people lay together in an embrace more than 12,000 years ago.
- For decades, the remains were believed to belong to an adult male and an adolescent male, with their differences in body size adding to questions about their identity and relationship.
- As per Sapienza University of Rome, researchers found that both individuals were female and were first-degree relatives, most likely a mother and daughter.
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- PC: Sapienza University of RomeIn 1963, archaeologists exploring Romito Cave in Calabria, southern Italy, uncovered an unusual Upper Palaeolithic burial in which two people lay together in an embrace more than 12,000 years ago.
- For decades, the remains were believed to belong to an adult male and an adolescent male, with their differences in body size adding to questions about their identity and relationship.
- As per Sapienza University of Rome, researchers found that both individuals were female and were first-degree relatives, most likely a mother and daughter.
Sources: Times of India