Archaeological sites of Castelló and Mérida (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

Archaeological sites of Castelló and Mérida

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Genetic analysis identified two siblings buried at the archaeological sites of Castelló and Mérida, approximately 725 kilometres apart when travelling along the Roman road network. The image also shows the Germanic-style gold pins recovered from the two sites.

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© Cell, Carrión et al.

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To be used for reporting on this research by Pablo Carrión et al. (2026) only.

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