Kadir Toykan ÖzdoğanNov 10, 2023
Our new preprint is online! 📣
An opinion paper where we discuss the potential of #sedaDNA for answering key #archaeological questions. 🧬
@ezgi
#ancientDNA #archaeology #domestication #diet #environmental #eDNA #aeDNA
https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-3568244/v1
Archaeology meets Environmental Genomics: implementing sedaDNA in the study of the human past

Sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) has become one of the standard applications in the field of paleogenomics in recent years. It has been used for paleoenvironmental reconstructions, detecting the presence of prehistoric species in the absence of macro remains and even investigating the evoluti...

Show threadJoe Roe

@ktozdogan @ezgi Thanks for this, it really helped me get my head around sedaDNA as an interested-but-clueless environmental archaeologist.

Regarding your point about, "clean sampling strategies" – do you see it being possible for field archaeologists to do this kind of sampling themselves, in the future? Even if they're working in remote locations?

Nov 10, 2023 at 8:34amWeb
Show threadEzgi AltınışıkNov 11, 2023
@joeroe @ktozdogan
Hi Joe! Thank you very much for your kind words! In my opinion, this is not a big deal and can be done with some effort. Since it will not be possible to take clean samples after destructive excavation, the important thing is awareness about such research.
Show threadKadir Toykan ÖzdoğanNov 12, 2023
@ezgi @joeroe
Hi Joe! I'm happy that you like our article.
One solution for the remote excavations (or for any hectic excavation) could be taking a couple of extra pollen cores. Then, actual clean sampling can be done somewhere else with sterile tools afterward.