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Ancient DNA May be Misleading Scientists From News in Science. Ancient DNA in skeletons has a tendency to show damage in a particular region resulting in misleading genetic data and mistaken conclusions about the origin of the skeleton British scientists said. http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s786146.htm

Dana David Laboratory The laboratory specializes in excavations at prehistoric sites in Israel and the biohistory of the eastern Mediterranean people. http://www.tau.ac.il/%7eanatom2/

Haemotaphonomy Brief overview of research on red blood cell morphology in bloodstains and its application to archaeology and paleoanthropology. http://www.angelfire.com/linux/haemotaphonomy/index.html

Paleopatologia Pisa University Division of Paleopathology sponsored board of articles and forum on the study of disease from prehistory to contemporary age. http://www.paleopatologia.it

South Dakota Paleopathology A paleopathology online database including material from the W.H. Over Collection of the University of South Dakota and the Crow Creek Massacre totaling over 400 images with descriptions. http://www.usd.edu/~archlab/paleo.html

New Scientist: Ancient Ancestors had Tummy Bug Too The stomach-infesting bacterium Helicobacter pylori has been living in humans for at least 11,000 years - much longer than previously thought, say US researchers. (November 4, 2002) http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn3004