Kinship practices in Early Iron Age southeast Europe: genetic and isotopic analysis of burials from the Dolge njive barrow cemetery, Dolenjska, Slovenia
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Armit, I., Fischer, C.-E., Koon, H., Nicholls, R., Olalde, I., Rohland, N., Buckberry, J, Montgomery, J., Mason, P., Črešnar, M., Buster, L. and Reich, D. 2023. Kinship practices in Early Iron Age southeast Europe: genetic and isotopic analysis of burials from the Dolge njive barrow cemetery, Dolenjska, Slovenia. Antiquity. 392 (7), pp. 403-418. https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2023.2
Authors | Armit, I., Fischer, C.-E., Koon, H., Nicholls, R., Olalde, I., Rohland, N., Buckberry, J, Montgomery, J., Mason, P., Črešnar, M., Buster, L. and Reich, D. |
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Abstract | DNA analysis demonstrates that all seven individuals buried in an Early Iron Age barrow at Dolge njive, southeast Slovenia, are close biological relatives. Although group composition does not suggest strict adherence to a patrilineal or matrilineal kinship system, the funerary tradition appears highly gendered, with family links through both the male and female line being important in structuring communities. We explore the implications for our understandings of kinship and funerary practices in Early Iron Age southeast Europe. |
Keywords | Ancient DNA isotope analysis; Iron Age; Slovenia; Barrows; Isotope analysis; Kinship |
Year | 2023 |
Journal | Antiquity |
Journal citation | 392 (7), pp. 403-418 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
ISSN | 0003-598X |
1745-1744 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2023.2 |
Official URL | https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2023.2 |
Funder | HERA (Humanities in the European Research Area) |
European Commission | |
Publication dates | |
Online | Apr 2023 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 29 Jun 2022 |
Deposited | 11 Jul 2022 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
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