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Title Two Medieval Men Found Buried in Prehistoric Site Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Medievalists.net Media type Web Date 16/03/26 Description Researchers studying a famous prehistoric monument in southern Spain have uncovered new evidence showing that it continued to hold symbolic importance more than four thousand years after it was built. A new genetic and archaeological study reveals that two medieval men were buried in the atrium of the Menga dolmen, a massive Neolithic structure located near Antequera in the province of Málaga.
The findings, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, come from an international team of researchers from the University of Seville, the University of Huddersfield, the Francis Crick Institute in London, and Harvard University. By combining archaeogenetics with archaeological analysis, the team was able to shed new light on two individuals buried at the site between the eighth and eleventh centuries.URL https://www.medievalists.net/2026/03/two-medieval-men-found-buried-in-prehistoric-site/ Persons Marina Silva, Leonardo García Sanjuán, Alessandro Fichera, Gonzalo Oteo-Garcia, M. George B. Foody, Luis Efrén Fernández Rodríguez, Verónica Navarrete Pendón, Amira K. Bennison, Maria Pala, Pedro Soares, David Reich, Ceiridwen Edwards, Martin Richards