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137 followers · 502 posts · Server social.tchncs.deA new study on the origins of the Picts concludes that their origins were not "exotic" but local.
Genome analyses of individuals excavated from Pictish-era cemeteries at Lundin Links (Fife) and Balintore (Easter Ross) suggest that the Picts originated in the British Isles and that they may not have been matrilineal after all.
https://phys.org/news/2023-04-modern-day-scottish-welsh-northern-irish.html
#picts #scotland #matrilineality #archaeology
#LundinLinks #Balintore #Fife #EasterRoss
#easterross #fife #balintore #lundinlinks #archaeology #matrilineality #scotland #picts
