Ancient DNA typing shows that a Bronze Age mummy is a composite of different skeletons

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2774-2779

  Hanna, Jayd ^a   Bouwman, Abigail S ^a   Brown, Keri A ^a   Parker Pearson, Mike ^b   Brown, Terence A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Bronze Age; Claidh Hallan; Mitochondrial DNA; Mummy

Indexed keywords

BRONZE AGE; COMPOSITE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; OSTEOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKELETON;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN ISLES;

EID: 84862193026     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2012.04.030     Document Type: Article

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