DNA Study Confirms Golden Man Was Male, Reveals Dynastic Rule Among Saka Elites

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ASTANA – Scientists have sequenced the first genome-wide DNA of Kazakhstan’s famed Golden Man, confirming the iconic Iron Age figure was genetically male and providing new evidence that elite status among the ancient Saka was inherited through powerful family dynasties. The findings are the result of an international study involving researchers from Australia, Germany, Kazakhstan,…

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