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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

New archaeology and ancient DNA research suggests that amid climate change, plague and the decline of empires, simpler social systems with fewer hierarchies proved durable. A piece on Medievalists.net argues the Slavs transformed medieval Europe, and that their less stratified social organisation helped communities weather the polycrisis of the early medieval period.

Why now: Readers are drawing parallels between early medieval resilience and today's climate and political upheavals.

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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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