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		mjfl 12 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ancient-DNA study identifies originators of Indo-E... how do archaeologists know they burned down their own cities? One would expect the more neutral statement 'Their cities were burned every 50-100 years".

acjohnson55 12 months ago [–]

My wild guess would be the coexistence of human remains and maybe other non-structural debris with burn layers.

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