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2 - Contextual Dimensions of Health and Lifestyle

Isotopes, Diet, Migration, and the Archaeological and Historical Records

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 October 2018

Richard H. Steckel
Affiliation:
Ohio State University
Clark Spencer Larsen
Affiliation:
Ohio State University
Charlotte A. Roberts
Affiliation:
University of Durham
Joerg Baten
Affiliation:
Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Germany
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The Backbone of Europe
Health, Diet, Work and Violence over Two Millennia
, pp. 11 - 51
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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