Coprolites are a highly informative but still underutilized proxy for understanding past
environments, palaeodiets, and ancient human health. Here we provide a critical review of …

Coprolites, or mummified feces, are valuable sources of information on ancient cultures as
they contain ancient DNA (aDNA). In this study, we analyzed ancient plant DNA isolated …

Like modern metagenomics, ancient metagenomics is a highly data-rich discipline, with the
added challenge that the DNA of interest is degraded and, depending on the sample type, in …

This commentary encourages the regular archiving of nucleic-acid-stabilized serial samples
of wastewaters and/or sewage. Stabilized samples would facilitate retrospective …

This article discusses ethical frameworks for planning and implementing composite research
in the United States. Composites, defined here as archaeological materials with multiple …

Fecal material from archaeological sites, including discrete coprolites, dung and latrine
deposits, can provide important high-resolution information on past environments and …

Large-scale extinctions of vertebrate species occurred 10–50,000 years ago, during two
time periods known as the late Pleistocene and early Holocene. Human influences and …

Like modern metagenomics, ancient metagenomics is a highly data-rich discipline, with the
added challenge that the DNA of interest is degraded and, depending on the sample type, in …