Minimally destructive DNA extraction from archaeological artefacts made from whale baleen
Here we demonstrate the successful extraction and amplification of target species DNA from artefacts made of whale baleen collected from excavations of past palaeo-Eskimo and Inuit cultures in Greenland. DNA was successfully extracted and amplified from a single baleen bristle of 1.5 cm length dated...
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ftcopenhagenunip:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/968193ce-f564-4d54-a0b4-58756288e0cb 2023-07-23T04:18:30+02:00 Minimally destructive DNA extraction from archaeological artefacts made from whale baleen Sinding, Mikkel Holger Strander Gilbert, Tom Grønnow, Bjarne Gulløv, Hans Christian Toft, Peter Andreas Foote, Andrew David 2012-12-01 https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/minimally-destructive-dna-extraction-from-archaeological-artefacts-made-from-whale-baleen(968193ce-f564-4d54-a0b4-58756288e0cb).html https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.06.020 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84864970384&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Sinding , M H S , Gilbert , T , Grønnow , B , Gulløv , H C , Toft , P A & Foote , A D 2012 , ' Minimally destructive DNA extraction from archaeological artefacts made from whale baleen ' , Journal of Archaeological Science , vol. 39 , no. 12 , pp. 3750-3753 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.06.020 article 2012 ftcopenhagenunip https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.06.020 2023-07-05T22:58:46Z Here we demonstrate the successful extraction and amplification of target species DNA from artefacts made of whale baleen collected from excavations of past palaeo-Eskimo and Inuit cultures in Greenland. DNA was successfully extracted and amplified from a single baleen bristle of 1.5 cm length dated based on archaeological context to the period of the Saqqaq culture, more than 4000 years ago and following decades of storage at room temperature at the National Museum. The results reveal ancient baleen in archaeological material as a potential source of DNA that can be used for population genetic studies. We conclude that genetic investigation of historical baleen collections can contribute to our knowledge of the prehistoric population genetics of baleen whales, for example by quantifying the impact of modern whaling on the genetic diversity of bowhead whales. Article in Journal/Newspaper baleen whales eskimo* Greenland inuit Saqqaq Saqqaq culture University of Copenhagen: Research Greenland Journal of Archaeological Science 39 12 3750 3753 |
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Here we demonstrate the successful extraction and amplification of target species DNA from artefacts made of whale baleen collected from excavations of past palaeo-Eskimo and Inuit cultures in Greenland. DNA was successfully extracted and amplified from a single baleen bristle of 1.5 cm length dated based on archaeological context to the period of the Saqqaq culture, more than 4000 years ago and following decades of storage at room temperature at the National Museum. The results reveal ancient baleen in archaeological material as a potential source of DNA that can be used for population genetic studies. We conclude that genetic investigation of historical baleen collections can contribute to our knowledge of the prehistoric population genetics of baleen whales, for example by quantifying the impact of modern whaling on the genetic diversity of bowhead whales. |
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Sinding, Mikkel Holger Strander Gilbert, Tom Grønnow, Bjarne Gulløv, Hans Christian Toft, Peter Andreas Foote, Andrew David Minimally destructive DNA extraction from archaeological artefacts made from whale baleen |
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Sinding, Mikkel Holger Strander Gilbert, Tom Grønnow, Bjarne Gulløv, Hans Christian Toft, Peter Andreas Foote, Andrew David |
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Minimally destructive DNA extraction from archaeological artefacts made from whale baleen |
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Minimally destructive DNA extraction from archaeological artefacts made from whale baleen |
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Minimally destructive DNA extraction from archaeological artefacts made from whale baleen |
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Minimally destructive DNA extraction from archaeological artefacts made from whale baleen |
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Minimally destructive DNA extraction from archaeological artefacts made from whale baleen |
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minimally destructive dna extraction from archaeological artefacts made from whale baleen |
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Sinding , M H S , Gilbert , T , Grønnow , B , Gulløv , H C , Toft , P A & Foote , A D 2012 , ' Minimally destructive DNA extraction from archaeological artefacts made from whale baleen ' , Journal of Archaeological Science , vol. 39 , no. 12 , pp. 3750-3753 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.06.020 |
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