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ArticleScientific reports2025

The cranium from the Octagon in Ephesos.

Gerhard W Weber, Petra G Šimková, Daniel M Fernandes, Olivia Cheronet, Előd Úry, Harald Wilfing, Katarina Matiasek, Alejandro Llano-Lizcano, Pere Gelabert, Immo Trinks and 5 more

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Gerhard W WeberDepartment of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, Djerassiplatz 1, A-1030, Vienna, Austria. gerhard.weber@univie.ac.at.
Petra G ŠimkováDepartment of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, Djerassiplatz 1, A-1030, Vienna, Austria.
Daniel M FernandesHuman Evolution and Archaeological Science (HEAS), University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Olivia CheronetDepartment of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, Djerassiplatz 1, A-1030, Vienna, Austria.
Előd ÚryDepartment of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, Djerassiplatz 1, A-1030, Vienna, Austria.
Harald WilfingDepartment of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, Djerassiplatz 1, A-1030, Vienna, Austria.
Katarina MatiasekDepartment of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, Djerassiplatz 1, A-1030, Vienna, Austria.
Alejandro Llano-LizcanoDepartment of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, Djerassiplatz 1, A-1030, Vienna, Austria.
Pere GelabertDepartment of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, Djerassiplatz 1, A-1030, Vienna, Austria.
Immo TrinksHuman Evolution and Archaeological Science (HEAS), University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Katerina DoukaDepartment of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, Djerassiplatz 1, A-1030, Vienna, Austria.
Sabine LadstätterHuman Evolution and Archaeological Science (HEAS), University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Tom HighamDepartment of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, Djerassiplatz 1, A-1030, Vienna, Austria.
Martin SteskalHuman Evolution and Archaeological Science (HEAS), University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Ron PinhasiDepartment of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, Djerassiplatz 1, A-1030, Vienna, Austria.

Funding

University of Vienna BE547005University of Vienna HEAS 369300
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During excavations in 1929, a well-preserved skeleton was discovered in a sarcophagus in the Octagon at Ephesos (Turkey). For the following century, archaeologists have speculated about the identity of this obviously notable person. Repeated claim is that the remains could represent Arsinoë IV, daughter of Ptolemy XII, and younger (half-)sister of Cleopatra VII. To address these questions we undertook state-of-the-art morphological, genetic and dating analyses of the cranium and further analyses of bone samples from a femur and a rib of the skeleton found in the same tomb. We confirm based on genetic analyses from the cranium and the femur that they derive from the same person.

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FossilsSkullAdolescentArchaeologyChildFemurHumansMaleRadiometric DatingAncient DNAArsinoë IVCranial morphologyEphesosPtolemean

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PMID39794407
PMCPMC11723936

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