The problem with petrous? a consideration of the potential biases in the utilisation of pars petrosa for ancient DNA analysis

Advances in NGS sequencing technologies, improved laboratory protocols and new bioinformatic workflows have seen huge increases in ancient DNA (aDNA) research on archaeological materials. A large proportion of aDNA work now utilises the petrous portion of the temporal bone (pars petrosa), which is r...

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Main Authors: Charlton, S, Booth, T, Barnes, I
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Taylor and Francis 2020