TY - JOUR
T1 - The application of ancient DNA analysis to identify Neolithic caprinae
T2 - A case study from the site of Hatoula, Israel
AU - Kahila Bar-Gal, Gila
AU - Ducos, Pierre
AU - Horwitz, Liora Kolska
PY - 2003/5
Y1 - 2003/5
N2 - The evidence for wild sheep (Ovis orientalis) in archaeological sites from the southern Levant is examined through the application of ancient DNA analysis to specimens from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (8300-7500 uncal. BC) site of Hatoula, Israel. The results indicate that at least one of the bones from this site, previously identified as sheep, is in fact goat. To date this is the earliest faunal sample to have yielded DNA in the region. This study highlights the problems in applying morphological criteria to distinguish between caprine species, and illustrates how ancient DNA analysis can serve as a powerful tool in resolving questions of species attribution
AB - The evidence for wild sheep (Ovis orientalis) in archaeological sites from the southern Levant is examined through the application of ancient DNA analysis to specimens from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (8300-7500 uncal. BC) site of Hatoula, Israel. The results indicate that at least one of the bones from this site, previously identified as sheep, is in fact goat. To date this is the earliest faunal sample to have yielded DNA in the region. This study highlights the problems in applying morphological criteria to distinguish between caprine species, and illustrates how ancient DNA analysis can serve as a powerful tool in resolving questions of species attribution
KW - Ancient DNA
KW - Capra
KW - Domestication
KW - Ovis
KW - Southern Levant
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=14844366668&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/oa.666
DO - 10.1002/oa.666
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AN - SCOPUS:14844366668
SN - 1047-482X
VL - 13
SP - 120
EP - 131
JO - International Journal of Osteoarchaeology
JF - International Journal of Osteoarchaeology
IS - 3
ER -