Sedimentary DNA and molecular evidence for early human occupation of the Faroe Islands

Humans may have settled the Faroe Islands and begun using the land for livestock grazing as early as 500 CE, around 300 years earlier than previously believed, according to sedimentary DNA and molecular fecal biomarkers from a lake sediment core.

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Published in:Communications Earth & Environment
Main Authors: Lorelei Curtin, William J. D’Andrea, Nicholas L. Balascio, Sabrina Shirazi, Beth Shapiro, Gregory A. de Wet, Raymond S. Bradley, Jostein Bakke
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
Subjects:
Geology
QE1-996.5
Environmental sciences
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Faroe Islands
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00318-0
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:4d3406411f204a11930d9c3dc73341cc 2023-05-15T16:10:16+02:00 Sedimentary DNA and molecular evidence for early human occupation of the Faroe Islands Lorelei Curtin William J. D’Andrea Nicholas L. Balascio Sabrina Shirazi Beth Shapiro Gregory A. de Wet Raymond S. Bradley Jostein Bakke 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00318-0 https://doaj.org/article/4d3406411f204a11930d9c3dc73341cc EN eng Nature Portfolio https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00318-0 https://doaj.org/toc/2662-4435 doi:10.1038/s43247-021-00318-0 2662-4435 https://doaj.org/article/4d3406411f204a11930d9c3dc73341cc Communications Earth & Environment, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021) Geology QE1-996.5 Environmental sciences GE1-350 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00318-0 2022-12-31T16:25:25Z Humans may have settled the Faroe Islands and begun using the land for livestock grazing as early as 500 CE, around 300 years earlier than previously believed, according to sedimentary DNA and molecular fecal biomarkers from a lake sediment core. Article in Journal/Newspaper Faroe Islands Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Faroe Islands Communications Earth & Environment 2 1
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Environmental sciences
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William J. D’Andrea
Nicholas L. Balascio
Sabrina Shirazi
Beth Shapiro
Gregory A. de Wet
Raymond S. Bradley
Jostein Bakke
Sedimentary DNA and molecular evidence for early human occupation of the Faroe Islands
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description Humans may have settled the Faroe Islands and begun using the land for livestock grazing as early as 500 CE, around 300 years earlier than previously believed, according to sedimentary DNA and molecular fecal biomarkers from a lake sediment core.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Lorelei Curtin
William J. D’Andrea
Nicholas L. Balascio
Sabrina Shirazi
Beth Shapiro
Gregory A. de Wet
Raymond S. Bradley
Jostein Bakke
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Nicholas L. Balascio
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Gregory A. de Wet
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title Sedimentary DNA and molecular evidence for early human occupation of the Faroe Islands
title_short Sedimentary DNA and molecular evidence for early human occupation of the Faroe Islands
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title_fullStr Sedimentary DNA and molecular evidence for early human occupation of the Faroe Islands
title_full_unstemmed Sedimentary DNA and molecular evidence for early human occupation of the Faroe Islands
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