Investigation of a 150-year-old burial site is helping to unlock the mysteries of one of humanity’s darkest chapters.
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Callaway, E. What DNA reveals about St Helena’s freed slaves. Nature 540, 184–187 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/540184a
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