Ancient Nuclear Family

Family Diversity in the Later Stone Age

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 12.22.2008 | Living


Philip N. Cohen

The DNA revolution has extended proof of the "traditional" family back to about 4,600 years ago.

Scientists Discover World's Most Ancient Nuclear Family

AP | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 12.18.2008 | Home


WASHINGTON — A stone-age burial in central Germany has yielded the earliest evidence of people living together as a family. The 4,600-year-old g...