What is it about?
The Bronze Age saw a spread of foreign cultural goods and ideas across Europe. However, it is unclear whether this process was accompanied by the migration and settlement of foreigners into local communities. We determined that a large proportion of the individuals excavated from richly furbished Bronze Age graves in north-west Brandenburg, Germany, were not local to the area, confirming human migration.
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Why is it important?
This confirms that the Bronze Age trade networks across Europe were accompanied by human travel and migration.
Perspectives
I am very excited about the final result of this study. While we were expecting to find evidence of human mobility, the overwhelming presence of non-locals within our investigated sample set was surprising and I am looking forward to seeing how this will influence future studies.
Dr. Anja Frank
University of Hamburg
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This page is a summary of: A Late Bronze Age foreign elite? Investigating mobility patterns at Seddin, Germany, PLOS One, September 2025, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0330390.
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