Yesterday's hair--human hair in archaeology.
Hair removed from archaeological burials can tell us a lot about the diet and lifestyle of our ancestors--information that may survive because of the unique biology of hair formation. But hair is also biodegradable and the effects of time and burial conditions can result in conflicting evidence of past lives.
Wilson
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Department of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP, UK. a.s.wilson2@bradford.ac.uk
Dixon
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Dodson
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HI
Janaway
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Pollard
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Stern
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Tobin
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D001106:Archaeology / Q000379:methods*; D006197:Hair / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D006200:Hair Color; D006801:Humans