▪ Abstract About 20 years ago, DNA sequences were separately described from the quagga
(a type of zebra) and an ancient Egyptian individual. What made these DNA sequences …

Debate on the validity and reliability of scientific methods often arises in the courtroom.
When the government (ie, the prosecution) is the proponent of evidence, the defense is …

The Archaeology of Human Bones provides an up to date account of the analysis of human
skeletal remains from archaeological sites, introducing students to the anatomy of bones …

The timing and number of prehistoric migrations involved in the settlement of the American
continent is subject to intense debate. Here, we reanalyze Native American control region …

Highlights•A label-free DNA biosensor based on tapered exposed core microstructured
optical fiber has been presented and demonstrated.•pDNA was immobilized on the exposed …

This paper reviews studies of phenotypic inheritance and microevolutionary processes in
archaeological populations using data on cranial and dental phenotypic variation, often …

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

The distribution of postmortem damage in mitochondrial DNA retrieved from 37 ancient
human DNA samples was analyzed by cloning and was compared with a selection of …

Aim. To evaluate the performance of three multiplex short tandem repeat (STR) systems
(AmpflSTR ProfilerTM, AmpflSTR Profiler PlusTM, and AmpflSTR COfilerTM), and a …

▪ Abstract Nucleic acids are preserved in prehistoric samples under a wide range of
depositional environments. The development of new molecular methods, especially the …