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Ancient DNA analysis of food remains in human dental calculus from the Edo period, Japan

Although there are many methods for reconstructing diets of the past, detailed taxon identification is still challenging, and most plants hardly remain at a site. In this study, we applied DNA metabarcoding to dental calculus of premodern Japan for the taxonomic identification of food items. DNA was...

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Autores principales: Sawafuji, Rikai, Saso, Aiko, Suda, Wataru, Hattori, Masahira, Ueda, Shintaroh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7055813/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32130218
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226654