| View Larger Image | Contamination controls when preparing archaeological remains for ancient DNA analysis [An article from: Journal of Archaeological Science] | Digitalby D.Y. Yang (Author), K. Watt (Author)
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| | Binding: | Digital | | Publisher: | Elsevier | | Publication Date: | March 01, 2005 |
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This digital document is a journal article from Journal of Archaeological Science, published by Elsevier in 2005. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Description: Contamination is of utmost concern when working with ancient DNA as it easily leads to false positive results. The best way to prevent or minimize contamination is to start precautionary measures as early as possible, ideally commencing with sample collection and preparation by field archaeologists. This paper discusses the nature of contamination in ancient DNA studies and offers some practical guidelines as to how archaeologists in the field can ''clean-collect'' samples for ancient DNA analysis. Methods for preparing contaminated samples from museum collections for ancient DNA analysis are also discussed. |
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