DNA reveals ancestry of man buried in Stone Age monument in Spain, but his religion remains a mystery

A close up of a light brown skull looking to the left of the image, half unearthed in dusty mud.

In medieval Spain, two men were buried in a prehistoric stone monument that had been constructed millennia earlier. Now, a new analysis of these burials is revealing clues about their ancestry but also leaving some mysteries, such as which religion they practiced.

For example, one of the men was related not only to European populations but also to people living in the Middle East and North Africa, including two people who are still alive today, according to the new genetic analysis.