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Bioarchaeological analyses reveal long-lasting continuity at the periphery of the Late Antique Roman Empire

ABSTRACT: Multi-isotope and aDNA analyses reveal long-lasting continuity at the periphery of the late antique Roman Empire

PROVIDER: PRJEB60689 | ENA |

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