A minimally-invasive method for ancient DNA sampling of Prehistoric bone and antler tools and hunting weapons
José-Miguel Tejero, Olivia Cheronet, Pere Gelabert, Brina Zagorc, Estéban Álvarez Fernández, Aline Averbouh, Guy Bar‐Oz, Anna Belfer‐Cohen, Marjolein D. Bosch, Florian Brück, Marián Cueto, Martin Dockner, Josep María Fullola i Pericot, Diego Gárate Maidagán, Michael Giannakoulis, , Ron Pinhasi
The paper develops a minimally-invasive method for ancient DNA sampling from prehistoric bone and antler tools, successfully identifying taxa for 33% of objects and demonstrating antler as a reliable aDNA source.
bioRxiv · Apr 2, 2023 · PreprintGenomics