DNA of Early Medieval German Warriors and Their Entourage Decoded
In 1962, an Alemannic burial site containing human skeletal remains was discovered in Niederstotzingen (Baden-Württemberg, Germany). Researchers at the Eurac Research Centre in Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, and at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, Germany, have now examined the DNA of these skeletal remains.
Comb with etui.
Credit: Landesmuseum Württemberg, P. Frankenstein / H. Zwietasch
This has enabled them to determine not only the sex and the degree of kinship of those people but also their ancestral origins, which provides new insights into societal structures in the Early Middle Ages. The results of this study demonstrate that genetic research can complement research made by archaeologists and anthropologists through more conventional methods. The research was featured on the front cover of the renowned academic journal Science Advances.
Archaeologists recovered thirteen human skeletons, the remains of three horses and some excellently preserved grave goods of diverse origin. This burial, which was discovered near a Roman road not far from Ulm, is considered one of the most important Alemannic gravesites in Germany. The site consists of individual and multiple graves, from which it was hypothesised that the individuals had not all been buried at the same time. The molecular genetic investigations have now brought new details to light about the individuals and their final resting place in this high-ranking warrior type burial.
Multiple grave in Niederstotzingen (Germany) — detail red circle: comb with etui.
Credit: Landesamt für Denkmalpflege im RP Stuttgart
In this context the grave goods, with which the multiple graves were adorned and which are of Frankish, Lombard and Byzantine origin, are also very interesting. Their diverse origin in combination with the new genetic data indicates a cultural openness and demonstrates how members of the same family were receptive to different cultures.
Frank Maixner, microbiologist at the Institute for Mummies and the Iceman at Eurac Research (Italy).
Credit: Eurac Research/Marion Lafogler
The considerable advances which have been made in molecular genetics in recent years allow thus far unanswered questions to be raised again and for historical as well as archaeological findings to be added to. “This research into the burial site at Niederstotzingen is a textbook example of how we can support archaeologists and anthropologists with new methods, in order to delve deeper into unanswered questions in a regional context,” says Maixner in conclusion.
Contacts and sources:
Sara SenonerEurac Research
Source: http://www.ineffableisland.com/2018/09/dna-of-early-medieval-german-warriors.html
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This is very interesting in particular their acceptance of other cultures. I am part of the O’Brien family. Brian Boru died in 1014 AD. It appears that Ireland was separate from Europe during that time period.