The Archaeology of Human Bones and the Iberian Copper Age: Interview with Dr. Jess Beck

Human bones are one of our most valuable and illuminating sources of information about the past, but how do we use them, and what can they tell us about prehistory? I talked to Dr. Jess Beck, a bioarchaeologist and expert on later European prehistory, about the incredible insights we can glean from the study of human remains and about her specialty, the Copper Age (c.2800-2000 BC) in the Iberian peninsula.

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