DNA and protein recovery from washed experimental stone tools

Archaeometry

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 663-672

  Shanks, Orin C ^a,c   Kornfeld, M ^b   Ream, W ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Blood residues; Lithics; Polymerase chain reaction; Protein analysis; Stone tool function

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY;

EID: 10244227873     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2004.00181.x     Document Type: Article

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