The past few years have witnessed a revolution in our ability to obtain DNA from ancient
humans. This important new data has added to our knowledge from archaeology and …

Recent advancements in DNA sequencing technologies and laboratory preparation
protocols have rapidly expanded the scope of ancient DNA research over the past decade …

Few aspects of molecular anthropology (ie, the application of molecular genetic methods to
questions of anthropological interest) have excited as much public or professional interest …

Anthropologists were quick to recognize the potential of new techniques in molecular
biology to provide additional lines of evidence on questions long investigated in …

Ancient DNA and the rewriting of human history: be sparing with Occam’s razor | Genome
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Ancient DNA refers to DNA which can be recovered and analyzed from clinical, museum,
archaeological and paleontological specimens. Ancient DNA ranges in age from less than …

In just the last few years an explosion of discoveries-driven by information from the human
genome-has empowered researchers to address many long-standing questions about the …

In the past two decades, ancient DNA research has progressed from the retrieval of small
fragments of mitochondrial DNA from a few late Holocene specimens, to large-scale studies …

Ancient DNA: the first three decades | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B:
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DNA that has been recovered from archaeological and palaeontological remains makes it
possible to go back in time and study the genetic relationships of extinct organisms to their …