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What are the primary criteria for determining the age of a skeleton?

There is significant debate about the prevalence of cannibalism in the human past. What is your opinion and why?

What kinds of evidence provide information on paleopathologies?

Ancient DNA is a promising new technology for studying human genetic relationships in the past. How does it work and what are some of the problems?

Mortuary analysis combines the study of human skeletal remains and the cultural practices associated with burial. What kinds of information can be obtained in such studies?







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