Medieval Cave Community DNA Study

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DNA reveals inbreeding, smallpox and violent ends among cave-dwelling Christians in medieval Spain

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Study sequenced DNA from a Christian community in medieval Spain that lived in artificial caves carved into a rocky outcrop.

The settlement existed from the mid-sixth century to the 11th century A.D. It is one of several medieval cave communities known to have lived on the Iberian peninsula.

DNA was able to shed light on the ancestry of this community, their relationships to each other and the diseases that afflicted them.

Las Gobas is a unique site spanning the turbulent early medieval period in Iberia .

It reveals a community marked by isolation, violence and devout worship.

The site offers a rare and detailed glimpse into the lives of people whose stories are often eclipsed by history told from the perspective of major urban centres.

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