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Bronze Age migration in Greece largely involved young adults, skeletal samples suggest

Young adults, not families, drove migration in Bronze Age communities. Using skeletal samples from archaeological sites in Greece, researchers mapped mobility during the region's Middle and Late Bronze Age. The study suggests that young people sought out new communities.

Bronze Age migration in Greece largely involved young adults, skeletal samples suggest
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Young adults, not families, drove migration in Bronze Age communities. Using skeletal samples from archaeological sites in Greece, researchers mapped mobility during the region's Middle and Late Bronze Age. The study suggests that young people sought out new communities.

Originally published at Phys.org

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