We describe a simple method for extracting polymerase chain reaction‐amplifiable DNA
from ancient bones without the use of organic solvents. Bone powders are digested with …

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 …

Although the cultural and nutritive importance of the turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) to precontact
Native Americans and contemporary people worldwide is clear, little is known about the …

Ancient DNA identification of salmon remains from the site of Namu on the central coast of
British Columbia shows use of a variety of species and an emphasis on pink salmon over the …

Phenotypic variation is critical for the long-term persistence of species and populations.
Anthropogenic activities have caused substantial shifts and reductions in phenotypic variation …

Recent zooarchaeological studies on water buffalo (Bubalus sp.) remains from China and
south Asia question the traditional view that water buffalo were first domesticated in Neolithic …

The decline of passenger pigeons (Ectopistes migratorius) during the late nineteenth
century continues to draw substantial public and scientific attention as perhaps the most (in-)…

This paper reports on the development and application of methods for using DNA analysis
for species identification of archaeological salmon bone. Short fragments (less than 300 bp) …

Pacific herring (Clupea pallasi) are an abundant and important component of the coastal
ecosystems for the west coast of North America. Current Canadian federal herring …

Prior to the introduction of wheat and barley from Central Asia during the Neolithic period,
northern Chinese agricultural groups subsisted heavily on millet. Despite being the focus of …