Ancient DNA Clarifies Osteological Analyses of Commingled Remains from Midnight Terror Cave, Belize
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4635848 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C Verdugo (0000-0002-1808-4033, Department of Anthropology University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz CA USA, corresponding author), Kalina Kassadjikova (0000-0003-3365-6367, University of California, Santa Cruz), Eden Washburn (University of California, Santa Cruz), Kelly M Harkins (0000-0002-0756-4250, University of California, Santa Cruz), Lars Fehren-Schmitz (0000-0001-5510-1114, University of California, Santa Cruz), L Fehren‐schmitz (Department of Anthropology University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz CA USA) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 495-499 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/oa.2550 |
| OpenAlex | W2516260631 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 20 |
In the past two decades, paleogenetics has made a significant impact on the field of archaeology. Interestingly, paleogenetic methods have not been extensively employed in osteoarchaeology despite its ability to address issues that cannot be resolved through traditional osteological analysis alone. This paper tackles a problem concerning the relationship between human remains in a commingled deposit from Midnight Terror Cave, Belize. Paleogenetics demonstrates that the bones in question belonged to multiple individuals, thus resolving an issue that was at the heart of the interpretation of social processes at the site. Copyright (c) 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Ancient DNA · Archaeology · Cave · Geography · Midnight · Osteology · Population · Sociology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Demography · Forensic and Genetic Research · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · History · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |