Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Marriage in Minoan Crete
New archaeogenetic data allow exciting insights into the social order of the Aegean Bronze Age
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Jul 10, 2023
An international team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, achieves completely new insights into Bronze Age marriage rules and family structures in Greece. Analyses of ancient genomes show that the choice of marriage partners was determined by one's own kinship.
Publication: Eirini Skourtanioti, et al., Ancient DNA reveals admixture history and endogamy in the prehistoric Aegean, Nature Ecology & Evolution (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41559-022-01952-3
Original Story Source: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
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