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Archaeology and human genetics: lessons for both

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Keri A. Brown  and
Mark Pluciennik
Keri A. Brown
Affiliation:
Department of Biomolecular Sciences, UMIST, PO Box 88, Manchester M60 1QD, England.
Mark Pluciennik
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, University of Wales, Lampeter, Ceredigion SA48 7ED, Wales.
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New research fields and areas of scientific specialization often bring division and disciplinary divides. Here Brown & Pluciennik discuss the impact of genetic research on archaeology.

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human geneticsancient DNAacademic disciplinespopulationsarchaeological research

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Antiquity , Volume 75 , Issue 287 , March 2001 , pp. 101 - 106
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2001

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