Wild or domesticated? An ancient DNA approach to canid species identification in South Africa's Western Cape Province

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1474-1480

  Horsburgh, K Ann ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Canid; Canis familiaris; Domesticates; Khoekhoe; Khoisan; Later Stone Age; Pastoralism; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ARCHAEOLOGY; CANID; DNA; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PASTORALISM; PREHISTORIC; STONE AGE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS MESOMELAS;

EID: 41949140616     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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