Medieval Populations Mixed on the Mediterranean Island of Ibiza - Archaeology Magazine

Medieval Populations Mixed on the Mediterranean Island of Ibiza - Archaeology Magazine

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN—According to a statement released by Stockholm University, genetic analysis of 13 people whose remains were found in an Islamic cemetery on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza suggests that the population had roots in Europe, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa between the tenth and twelfth centuries A.D. Two of these individuals were found to have sub-Saharan ancestry. “This is direct genetic evidence of the long-distance netwo…