2,500-year-old Celtic burial mounds in Germany reveal possible matrilineal dynasty among early Celtic elites.

Genetic analysis of 2,500-year-old Celtic burial mounds in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, reveals close relationships between early Celtic elites. The study, published in Nature Human Behaviour, found that the two princes buried in the Eberdingen-Hochdorf and Asperg-Grafenbühl burial mounds were biologically closely related. This suggests a possible matrilineal dynasty, where power was inherited through maternal lines, among the early Celtic societies.

June 03, 2024
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