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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.
• Dana David Laboratory - The laboratory specializes in excavations at prehistoric sites in Israel and the biohistory of the eastern Mediterranean people.
• Haemotaphonomy - Brief overview of research on red blood cell morphology in bloodstains and its application to archaeology and paleoanthropology.
• Paleopatologia - Pisa University Division of Paleopathology sponsored board of articles and forum on the study of disease from prehistory to contemporary age.
• 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.

• 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)