Social and Genetic Relations in Neolithic Ireland: Re-evaluating Kinship

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2025
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Abstract
This paper re-evaluates recent kinship studies in Neolithic Ireland through a close analysis of biomolecular and fine-grained archaeological data. It outlines the rich possibilities these datasets offer when interwoven to enhance our understanding of diverse webs of social relationships. We synthesize a range of archaeological and scientific data to form a new model of kinship and its relationship to shifting traditions of megalith building and funerary and cosmological practices. This model is put in dialogue with recently published genetic data and used to test a variety of explanations for the patterns of biological relatedness revealed using these methods. We argue that the detected genetic patterning is best interpreted as reflecting a reconfiguration of social relations after 3600 bc linked to the consolidation of emergent social and religious communities.
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Authors Rachel Pope
Journal ADVANCES IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRACTICE
Year 2025
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10.1017/S0959774325000058
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https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-archaeological-journal/article/social-and-genetic-relations-in-neolithic-ireland-reevaluating-kinship/C86248EEF39CA9887FE2BE9C88E62B23
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