Exceptional ancient DNA preservation and fibre remains of a Sasanian saltmine sheep mummy in Chehrabad, Iran
Conor Rossi, Gabriela Ruß-Popa, Valeria Mattiangeli, Fionnuala McDaid, Andrew J. Hare, Hossein Davoudi, Haeedeh Laleh, Zahra Lorzadeh, Roya Khazaeli, Homa Fathi, Matthew D. Teasdale, Abolfazl Aali, Thomas R. Stöllner, Marjan Mashkour, Kevin G. Daly
The paper reports the whole genome sequencing of a 1600-year-old mummified sheep from a salt mine, showing exceptional DNA preservation and linking it to modern Southwest Asian breeds.
Biology Letters · Jul 1, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics