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Cremated human remains are an important source for the reconstruction of man-environment interactions, since cremation has been practised mainly or even exclusively during prehistoric periods. At least in central Europe some 60 generations cremated their death during Bronce and Iron Age and following periods, leaving numerous cremations, which tend to preserve better than not cremated bones (for references see Lange et al. 1987).
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Herrmann, B., Grupe, G. (1988). Trace Element Content in Prehistoric Cremated Human Remains. In: Grupe, G., Herrmann, B. (eds) Trace Elements in Environmental History. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73297-3_8
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