Ancient plant DNA in archaeobotany
By A. Schlumbaum, M. Tensen, V. Jaenicke-Després. 2008
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Plant diaspores, tissues and wood are preserved in natural and anthropogenic sediments. Also, over the past centuries, plants have been collected in herbaria. These plant remains carry macroscopic and molecular information, making them a rich source for reconstructing past plant use, agriculture, diet or vegetation—they are thus proxies for past economies, ecology, migrations or trade. This article focuses on the application of ancient DNA analyses from plants excavated at Holocene archaeological sites. A short methodological section is added to illustrate possibilities and limitations of ancient DNA research in plants.
Subfields: Genetics, Paleontology
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- Archaeogenetic study of prehistoric rice remains from Thailand and India: evidence of early japonica in South and Southeast Asia (2016, background): “DNA survives best in cool, dry, dark, anaerobic and slightly alkaline conditions (Bollongino et al. 2008; Schlumbaum et al. 2008).”