Ancient DNA analysis sheds light on dark event in medieval Spain (IMAGE)

University of Huddersfield

Ancient DNA analysis sheds light on dark event in medieval Spain

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An international team of researchers led by the University of Huddersfield’s Archaeogenetics Research Group, including geneticists, archaeological scientists, and archaeologists, has published the genome sequence of a unique individual from Islamic medieval Spain – al-Andalus - the results of which have shed light on a brutal event that took place in medieval Spain.

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