Elite families ruled nomadic Scythian society 2,500 years ago, DNA analysis reveals

According to Live Science, a comprehensive genetic analysis reveals that ancient Scythian nomads of the Eurasian steppe were ruled by elite dynastic families—including women in positions of power. The DNA study illuminates how these societies were structured two thousand five hundred years ago.

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