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Genomic analysis of three medieval parchments from German monasteries.
Scientific reports - 25 Jan 2025
Heinrich Felix, Simianer Henner, Bölling Jörg, Röckelein Hedwig, Roos Christian, Reimer Christian, Schmitt Armin O
Abstract excerpt
In the last two decades there has been growing interest in the analysis of ancient DNA obtained from the parchment used in historic documents. The genetic insight that this data provides makes collections of historic documents an invaluable source for studying the development and spread of historical livestock populations. Additionally, the biological data may provide new information for the historical analysis...
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- Animals
- Germany
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Haplotypes
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- DNA, Ancient
