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From bones to sediments: ancient human DNA from open-air archaeological sites

2025-03-19

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<h4>Summary</h4> Ancient human bones degrade and sometimes disappear, especially in regions with acidic soils, making it difficult to obtain genetic information from past populations. To explore alternative sources, we analyzed ancient DNA from sediment samples collected from a burial site and a settlement site in Japan, both dating to around 1000 years ago. We found that ancient human mitochondrial DNA was obtai...

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Literature Corpus work: 17a99332-b4c1-5e25-9718-c3c56df7dc47
DOI: 10.1101/2025.03.19.643861

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