Frederik V. Seersholm

2 months ago | nature.com | Juan Rodriguez |Juan Rodríguez |Frederik V. Seersholm |Matthew Collins |Mikkel Winther Pedersen

AbstractUnderstanding the environmental and microbial processes involved in DNA degradation from archaeological remains is a fundamental part of managing bone specimens. We investigated the state of DNA preservation in 33 archaeozoological caribou (Rangifer tarandus) ribs excavated from the same excavation trench at a former Inuit hunting camp in West Greenland, separated by 43 years: 1978 and 2021.