What can you learn from ancient skeletons? - Farnaz Khatibi
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Ancient skeletons can tell us a great deal about the past, including the age, gender and even the social status of its former owner. But how can we know all of these details simply by examining some old, soil-caked bones? Farnaz Khatibi examines a fascinating branch of science known as biological anthropology.
When isolated DNA is recovered from biological samples of ancient times, it is called “Ancient DNA.” How does studying ancient human DNA help scientists in historical studies?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Farnaz Khatibi Jafari
- Director Franz Palomares
- Script Editor Emma Bryce
- Associate Producer Jessica Ruby
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Narrator Pen-Pen Chen
