Hair, Bone Plates and Coprolites: Ancient DNA Research on Rare Archaeological Materials
Volume 23 (2016): The Sea and the Coastlands, pp. 38–44
Pub. online: 22 July 2016
Type: Article
Open Access
Open Access
Received
21 January 2016
21 January 2016
Revised
18 March 2016
18 March 2016
Accepted
24 May 2016
24 May 2016
Published
22 July 2016
22 July 2016
Abstract
The article describes the possibilities and limitations of ancient DNA research on organic materials that are usually not the focus of archaeogenetics, because of their low preservation potential and thus rareness in archaeological settings. These are remains from fish and birds, animal hairs, and coprolites. Several of the author’s own key studies from different regions and time periods are presented.