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Examples of Taphonomy and Forensics in Archaeology

By gregladen on August 29, 2013.

A bit of documentary on the Donner Party:

Donner Party Archaeology and Forensic Science

Donald L Hardesty discusses the archaeology and forensic science used at the Donner Party camp sites in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

This is a good video, but I can't embed it, but go have a look.

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archaeology
Methods: Taphonomy

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