부산대학교 도서관

The burial of multiple individuals within a single funerary monument invites speculation about the relationships between the deceased: were they chosen on the basis of status, gender or relatedness, for example? Here, the authors present the results of aDNA and isotope analyses conducted on seven individuals from an Early Iron Age barrow at Dolge njive, south-eastern Slovenia. All seven individuals are close biological relatives. While the group composition suggests strict adherence to neither patrilineal nor matrilineal structures, the funerary tradition appears highly gendered, and family links through both the male and female lines seem important in structuring of the community. The results have implications for understanding of kinship and funerary practices in late prehistoric Europe. Keywords: Slovenia, Iron Age, genetic sequencing, funerary archaeology, isotope analysis, social organisation
Introduction The beginning of the Early Iron Age (c. 800--450 BC) in South-east Europe was characterised by a number of significant social changes. In many cases, these developments appear to [...]