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Ancient DNA analysis reveals Wiltshire’s Upton Lovell Shaman was a woman
Exclusive: Analysis offers ‘smoking gun evidence’ that overturns previous assumption that bronze age individual was male The Upton Lovell Shaman, a bronze age individual who has been depicted in museum exhibits as a bearded spiritual leader and metalworker, was female, an ancient DNA analysis has revealed. The 4,000-year-old skeleton, along with the extensive collection of stone axes, metalworking tools and the remains of an elaborate ceremonial cloak found in the grave, is viewed as among the most significant bronze age burials in Britain. We Go Way Back opens at the Francis Crick Institute on 16 July Continue reading...
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Exclusive: Analysis offers ‘smoking gun evidence’ that overturns previous assumption that bronze age individual was male The Upton Lovell Shaman, a bronze age individual who has been depicted in museum exhibits as a bearded spiritual leader and metalworker, was female, an ancient DNA analysis has revealed. The 4,000-year-old skeleton, along with the extensive collection of stone axes, metalworking tools and the remains of an elaborate ceremonial cloak found in the grave, is viewed as among the most significant bronze age burials in Britain. We Go Way Back opens at the Francis Crick Institute on 16 July Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s linked report, Ancient DNA analysis reveals Wiltshire’s Upton Lovell Shaman was a woman, Exclusive: Analysis offers ‘smoking gun evidence’ that overturns previous assumption that bronze age individual was male The Upton Lovell Shaman, a bronze age individual who has been depicted in museum exhibits as a bearded spiritual leader and metalworker, was female, an ancient DNA analysis has revealed. The 4,000-year-old skeleton, along with the extensive collection of stone axes, metalworking tools and the remains of an elaborate ceremonial cloak found in the grave, is viewed as among the most significant bronze age burials in Britain. We Go Way Back opens at the Francis Crick Institute on 16 July Continue reading…
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