AustriaA study published in 'Science Advances' analyzed bones from graves in Sweden dating back to the late Viking Age and medieval period. The research found that children buried alongside adults were often not related, challenging assumptions about family burial practices. Genetic analyses revealed that only 12% of the graves contained parent-child pairs, suggesting that factors beyond biological relation influenced burial arrangements. The study notes that children were often buried with individuals of the same gender, and that both children and adults were treated according to social and religious norms rather than familial ties. This finding sheds new light on Christian burial traditions in medieval Scandinavia.
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