Reposted by Tom Clarke
How late will a pregnancy test work? Can it still give a positive result 1,000 years after conception?
A test to see if the skeletons of ancient women were in the early stages of pregnancy, or had recently given birth, when they died is being developed: www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...
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Pregnancy test created … for 1,000-year-old skeletons
It has been very tricky for archaeologists to identify women who died while carrying a baby or in childbirth — until now