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Ancient DNA shows simpler societies endured medieval upheaval

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

New archaeological and genetic research suggests that as climate change, plague, and the collapse of empires destabilised medieval Europe, societies with flatter social structures and fewer hierarchies proved more resilient. A recent article on ancient DNA from early Slavic populations argues this helped transform the region. Readers are discussing the parallels with today's polycrisis of overlapping global disruptions.

Why now: Parallels between medieval societal collapse and current climate and political crises make the findings resonate now.

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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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