The Times of India News

Oldest known evidence of parent-child incest found in 3,700-year-old bones in Italy

Archaeologists unearthed the oldest known evidence of incest in Italy's Grotta della Monaca cave. Genetic analysis of a Bronze Age burial revealed a teenage boy born from a father-daughter union, a first-degree incestuous relationship. This exceptionally rare finding challenges our understanding of prehistoric social practices and family structures.