Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10499524 | Journal of Archaeological Science | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Contamination is of utmost concern when working with ancient DNA as it easily leads to false positive results. The best way to prevent or minimize contamination is to start precautionary measures as early as possible, ideally commencing with sample collection and preparation by field archaeologists. This paper discusses the nature of contamination in ancient DNA studies and offers some practical guidelines as to how archaeologists in the field can “clean-collect” samples for ancient DNA analysis. Methods for preparing contaminated samples from museum collections for ancient DNA analysis are also discussed.
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Authors
Dongya Y. Yang, Kathy Watt,