The Analysis and Significance of the Achavanich Beaker Burial

This chapter explores the Achavanich Beaker Burial project and the analysis conducted on Ava, a beaker-associated individual. It highlights the role of Bob Gurley and Tom Booth in advising Ava's analysis, discusses David Reich's preprint on DNA analysis, and explores the significance of Ava's burial in relation to local farming communities and beliefs about the afterlife.