Human RemainsTrustees of the British Museum, 1994 - Počet stran: 64 Humans have buried their dead for the past 50,000 years. Monuments and grave goods of past cultures have been studied for centuries, but recent advances in science now allow the human remains themselves to be investigated. This reveals details about the people and the communities to which they belonged. |
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Preface | 6 |
The Evidence for Age and Population Structure | 13 |
Chemical and Biomolecular Evidence 22 200 | 22 |
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