First distinction of sheep and goat archaeological bones by the means of their fossil mtDNA

被引:39
作者
Loreille, O
Vigne, JD
Hardy, C
Callou, C
TreinenClaustre, F
Dennebouy, N
Monnerot, M
机构
[1] MUSEUM NATL HIST NAT,ANAT COMPAREE LAB,CNRS,URA 1415,F-75005 PARIS,FRANCE
[2] CNRS,CTR GENET MOL,F-91198 GIF SUR YVETTE,FRANCE
[3] PREMIERES SOC RURALES,CTR ANTHROPOL,CNRS,UMR 150,F-31000 TOULOUSE,FRANCE
关键词
sheep; goat; mtDNA; PCR;
D O I
10.1006/jasc.1995.0094
中图分类号
Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
030303 ;
摘要
Fossil mtDNA of 10 ovicaprine bones from Neolithic, Bronze Age and Roman archaeological layers have been extracted in order to test their osteological determination as sheep or goat or to determine them when osteological criteria were absent. Only one sample could not be amplified. The five more reliable osteological determinations (humerus, radius, metacarpus) have been confirmed by fossil mtDNA. A sixth less reliable sheep bone (ulna) has been determined as goat. Three other undetermined bones (young metacarpus and vertebrae) have been determined as goat. Although anecdotal, these results illustrate the possibilities yielded by new molecular methods for special specific determinations with more important scientific implications. (C) 1997 Academic Press Limited
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页码:33 / 37
页数:5
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