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Ancient Biomolecules Volume 4, 2002 - Issue 2
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Original Articles

Analysis of Nicotine in Archaeological Skeletons from the Early Modern Age and from the Bronze Age

Hartmut Wischmann Abteilung für Historische Anthropologie und Humanökologie, Universität Göttingen, Bürgerstraße 50, Göttingen, D-37073, Germany
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Susanne Hummel Abteilung für Historische Anthropologie und Humanökologie, Universität Göttingen, Bürgerstraße 50, Göttingen, D-37073, Germany
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Markus A. Rothschild Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Freie Universität Berlin, Hittorfstraße 18, Berlin, D-14195, Germany
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Bernd Herrmann Abteilung für Historische Anthropologie und Humanökologie, Universität Göttingen, Bürgerstraße 50, Göttingen, D-37073, Germany
Pages 47-52 | Published online: 09 Sep 2010

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