DNA metabarcoding and macroremains from coprolites reveal insights into Middle and Late Holocene inhabitants of Bonneville Estates Rockshelter, Nevada
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3217864 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Taryn Johnson (0000-0002-7344-1072, English Heritage, corresponding author), B Hockett (0000-0002-1118-6045, Bureau of Land Management), Anna Linderholm (0000-0002-1613-9926, Centre for Palaeogenetics) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue | 401 |
| Pages | 1181-1198 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2024.139 |
| OpenAlex | W4402646991 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The analysis of coprolites provides direct evidence of resources consumed and may be paired with ethnographic data to elucidate the dietary and medicinal use of plants in archaeological communities. This article combines and contrasts the macroscopic analysis and DNA metabarcoding of 10 coprolites from Bonneville Estates Rockshelter, Nevada, USA. While the results from both methods confirm previous understandings of subsistence practices at the site, minimal overlap in identified taxa suggests that each accesses different components of the consumed material. The two methods should therefore be seen as complementary and employed together, where possible
Ancient DNA · Archaeology · Biology · Evolutionary biology · Geography · Holocene · Sociology · Demography · Forensic and Genetic Research · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Geology · History · Paleontology · Paleopathology and ancient diseases
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |