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The low sample sizes jumped out at me too. The article is low quality in plenty of other ways too.
by pacaro 4y ago
The low sample sizes jumped out at me too. The article is low quality in plenty of other ways too.
- kuhewa 4y agoYou have to look at it in the context of the field, ~25-30 ish grave soil samples under fairly controlled conditions (e.g., burials in each group within about a km of each other, control soil samples taken from each grave, similar time period) ain't bad for paleo-helminthology. Sure, it leaves uncertainty in terms of conclusions but 'low quality' is a bit much.
- pacaro 4y agoLate response. I'm inclined to believe that the original paper, and the work done by the archeologists etc. is of the highest standard. The article itself was quite poorly written