DNA evidence of bowhead whale exploitation by Greenlandic Paleo-Inuit 4,000 years ago

Our current understanding of the demographic history of Greenland relies on preserved fossils. Here, the authors sequence ancient DNA from four midden deposits and find a prominent role for caribou, walrus and whale species in Paleo-Inuit cultures not evident from the fossil record.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Frederik Valeur Seersholm, Mikkel Winther Pedersen, Martin Jensen Søe, Hussein Shokry, Sarah Siu Tze Mak, Anthony Ruter, Maanasa Raghavan, William Fitzhugh, Kurt H. Kjær, Eske Willerslev, Morten Meldgaard, Christian M.O. Kapel, Anders Johannes Hansen
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
Subjects:
Science
Q
Greenland
bowhead whale
greenlandic
inuit
walrus*
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13389
https://doaj.org/article/a5a9e4ca1aa44cf8a7b9ec6275a82518
Description
Summary:Our current understanding of the demographic history of Greenland relies on preserved fossils. Here, the authors sequence ancient DNA from four midden deposits and find a prominent role for caribou, walrus and whale species in Paleo-Inuit cultures not evident from the fossil record.

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