The Study of Adoption in Archaeological Human Remains

This review aims to establish criteria for identifying an adoption process in an archaeological context. We define adoption as raising an individual who does not belong genetically to the family. Adoption appears in different moments of past societies, and when establishing a “family” nucleus burial...

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Main Authors: Manuel Lozano-García, Cláudia Gomes, Sara Palomo-Díez, Ana María López-Parra, Eduardo Arroyo-Pardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Genealogy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2313-5778/7/2/38