Scrapheap Challenge: A novel bulk-bone metabarcoding method to investigate ancient DNA in faunal assemblages

Highly fragmented and morphologically indistinct fossil bone is common in archaeological and paleontological deposits but unfortunately it is of little use in compiling faunal assemblages. The development of a cost-effective methodology to taxonomically identify bulk bone is therefore a key challeng...

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Main Authors: Murray, D., Haile, J., Dortch, J., White, Nicole, Haouchar, D., Bellgaard, M., Allcock, R., Prideaux, G., Bunce, Michael
Format: Journal Article
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48991