August 27, 2007

Extracting Native American mtDNA from 2,000 Year Old Chewing Gum & Aprons

One week ago I blogged about ancient gum. And now, thanks to Blaine Bettinger of the Genetic Genealogist, I’ve got some more gummy anthropology news for y’all to chew on… This time with a genetic twist.
In the Summer of 2007 issue of the Journal of Field Archaeology, Steven LeBlanc et al. write on recovering mitochondrial [...]