The Diagenetic Alterations of Historic Skeletons from the Crown Mines Cemetery, South Africa

Human skeletons associated with early gold mining in Johannesburg, South Africa are investigated. An unmarked cemetery was buried beneath a mine dump which resulted in macroscopically stained and poorly preserved bones. Histological assessments were conducted to understand the postmortem treatment o...

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Main Authors: Stacey L. Lander, Margot Hosie, Desiré Brits
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Biology
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/12/3/378