Genetic analysis of 7,000 year old preserved goat leather from Cueva de los Murcielagos (Albunol, Spain).
Jolijn A. M. Erven, Zoé Robinet Guyet, Louis L’Hôte, Valeria Mattiangeli, Eva Fernández‐Domínguez, G. Norman Laidlaw, Rafael María Martínez Sánchez, Blas Ramos Rodríguez, Maria Herrero-Otal, Pedro Henríquez-Valido, José Antonio Lozano Rodríguez, Daniel G. Bradley, Kevin G. Daly, Francisco Martínez‐Sevilla
The paper analyzes ancient DNA from a 7,000-year-old goat leather specimen, revealing its domestic goat origin and genetic connections to modern Iberian breeds, while also identifying human and canid DNA fragments.
bioRxiv · Dec 2, 2025 · PreprintGenomics