Ancient DNA and the archaeologist
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- 1 March 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Vol. 66 (250) , 10-23
Abstract
Out of molecular biology – the revolution of past decades in biological science – there now begins to come molecular archaeology, the study of DNA in ancient plants, animals and people to address questions of history as well as biology. Here is set out what molecular archaeology is about, how it works and what it has begun to do.Keywords
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