Ancient DNA reveals close-kin marriage, family-based sacrificial burials in Silla

A groundbreaking ancient DNA analysis has found that close-kin marriages and family-based sacrificial burials were practiced during the Silla Kingdom (57 BC-AD 935), providing the first large-scale scientific evidence of the era's social structure and customs. The study was led by Jeong Choong-won, a professor of biological sciences at Seoul National University, in collaboration with researchers from Yeungnam University Museum, Sejong University and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anth

By The Korea Herald