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DNA reveals inbreeding, smallpox and violent ends among cave-dwelling Christians in medieval Spain
In a new study, we have sequenced DNA from a Christian community in medieval Spain that lived in artificial caves carved into ...
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A Christian Community In Medieval Spain Once Dwelled In Artificial Caves Rather Than Villages, And Recent DNA Analysis Revealed Evidence Of Violence, Disease, And Inbreeding
In medieval Spain, a Christian community once lived in artificial caves that were carved into a rocky outcrop. It is just one of several cave communities from the medieval period known to have ...
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Hidden medieval doorway found in castle cave
Archaeologists investigating a cave in the cliffs below Culzean Castle have discovered the remains of a medieval doorway. The doorway had lain hidden for centuries under rocks and sand thrown up ...