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  • Genetic Study Identifies Disease in 12,000-Year-Old Remains

    02/04/2026 6:02:09 AM PST · by SunkenCiv · 9 replies
    Archaeology Magazine ^ | January 30, 2026 | editors / unattributed
    According to a statement released by the University of Vienna, an international team of researchers has identified a rare genetic condition in the remains of a mother and daughter who were buried in an embrace in the same grave more than 12,000 years ago. The burial was discovered in 1963 at Grotta del Romito in southern Italy. Romito 1, the remains of a woman who stood under five feet tall, held the remains of Romito 2, an adolescent girl with pronounced limb shortening, and an estimated height of about 3.5 feet. DNA analysis also showed that the daughter carried two...