These medieval graves looked like family burials. DNA told a different story

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What happened

Ancient DNA shows that adults and children buried together in medieval Sweden were often not members of the same immediate family, suggesting that burial choices reflected more than biological kinship.

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  • Reported by ScienceDaily and published Sun, 27 Sep 2026 02:49:07 UTC.

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