Stone Age Family Grave Found -- A First
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 16:35
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A mother, father, and two boys buried together in Germany—possibly victims of a violent raid—provide the oldest known molecular genetic evidence of a nuclear family, scientists say.
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