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Ancient DNA shows how Slavs reshaped medieval Europe

Original: In a world disrupted by climate change, plague, and the decline of empires, simpler social systems with fewer hierarchie

A new ancient DNA study argues that after climate disruption, plague and the collapse of empires, simpler and less hierarchical Slavic social structures proved durable and helped transform medieval Europe. Archaeologists and geneticists say the findings rewrite the story of early medieval Europe, showing migration and social change worked together rather than through conquest alone.

Why now: New ancient DNA research is reframing how the early medieval Slavic expansion transformed European society.

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• In a world disrupted by climate change, plague, and the decline of empires, simpler social systems with fewer hierarchies proved durable. # Archaelogy # genetics # Polycrisis How the Slavs Transformed Medieval Europe: Ancient DNA Reveals a New Story - Medievalists.net · brie@venera.social · 4

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