% pubman genre = article @article{item_3665975, title = {{Ancient genomes reveal cosmopolitan ancestry and maternal kinship patterns at post-Roman Worth Matravers, Dorset}}, author = {B. Foody, M. George and Dulias, Katharina and Justeau, Pierre and Ditchfield, Peter W. and Ladle, Lilian and Gretzinger, Joscha and Schiffels, Stephan and Reich, David and Kenyon, Robert and Sayer, Duncan and Richards, Martin B. and Pala, Maria and Edwards, Ceiridwen J.}, language = {eng}, issn = {0003-598X; 1745-1744}, doi = {10.15184/aqy.2025.10133}, year = {2025}, date = {2025-10}, abstract = {{Kinship can be difficult to discern in the archaeological record, but the study of ancient DNA offers a useful window into one form of kinship: biological relatedness. Here, the authors explore possible kin connections at the post-Roman site of Worth Matravers in south-west England. They find that, while clusters of genetically related individuals are apparent, the inclusion of unrelated individuals in double or triple burials demonstrates an element of social kinship in burial location. Some individuals also carried genetic signatures of continental ancestry, with one young male revealing recent West African ancestry, highlighting the diverse heritage of early medieval Britain. {\copyright} The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Antiquity Publications Ltd.}}, journal = {{Antiquity}}, volume = {99}, number = {407}, pages = {1356--1371}, }