Specifically, the calling of genotypes and thus the calculation of polygenic scores in the degraded DNA is not straight-forward, leading to questions about the reliability of high profile results (eg www.nature.com/articles/s41... ).

Congratulations Kevin!! 👏🎉

The findings are detailed in two research articles, one on each grave, both available to read 🆓
Updown: doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
Worth Matravers: doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
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The findings add a new dimension to understanding long-distance movement and demographic interaction involving Britain during the Early Middle Ages. They emphasise the cosmopolitan nature of early medieval England and point to a diverse population with far-flung connections 9/10

Huge thanks to @epifaniaarango.bsky.social and @cegamorim.bsky.social for organising the @smbe-idea.bsky.social symposium at #smbe2025, and all the participants for their thought provoking talks and discussion. Many interesting points raised! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽