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Scottish Neolithic tombs were used to trace kinship descent
April 30, 2026
CARDIFF, Wales, April 30 -- Cardiff University posted the following news:

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Scottish Neolithic tombs were used to trace kinship descent

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Monumental tombs constructed by the first Neolithic people in Britain may have been physical embodiments of kinship, tracing lineages over centuries.

Researchers at Cardiff University used ancient DNA analysis on individuals contained in the ancient structures, which are located in Caithness . . .

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