Antlers far and wide: biomolecular identification of Scandinavian hair combs from Ribe, Denmark, 720-900 CE

• Main Authors: Rey-Iglesia, Alba, de Jager, Deon, Presslee, Samantha, Skytte Qvistgaard, Sarah, Sindbæk, Søren, Lorenzen, Eline
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2023
• Subjects: ZooMS; Viking combs; aDNA; Alces alces; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7665569

We used biomolecular methods toidentify thefaunal species present in hair combs and associated workshop debris discovered at the site Posthustorvet in the trading town of Ribe, Denmark, in contexts dated 720-900 CE. The comb finds included four unusual items that have an uncommon but geographically...