New methods on the block: Taxonomic identification of archaeological bones in resin-embedded sediments through palaeoproteomics
Zandra Fagernäs, Gaudry Troché, Paul S. Goldberg, Jean‐Jacques Hublin, Shannon Patrick McPherron, William Chase Murphree, Jesper Velgaard Olsen, Dennis Sandgathe, Nikolay Sirakov, Marie Soressi, Tsenka Tsanova, Alain Turq, Michael Wierer, Frido Welker, Vera Aldeias
This paper demonstrates the successful retrieval of palaeoproteomic data from bone fragments in resin-impregnated sediment blocks, enabling microstratigraphic taxonomic identification of Pleistocene faunal remains.
PNAS Nexus · Sep 30, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology