Tamper-Indicating Seals

From the earliest civilizations to the present, seals have provided evidence of unauthorized access

Anthropology Sociology Archaeology History Of Civilization

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November-December 2006

Volume 94, Number 6
Page 515

DOI: 10.1511/2006.62.515

Since the dawn of history, people have wondered about some deeply philosophical issues: Who am I? How was the world created? What is the meaning of life? And for as long as human beings have been thinking of such things, they have also been occupied by another classic question: Has anybody been messing with my stuff?

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