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The influence of sample quantity and lysis parameters on the success of ancient DNA extraction from skeletal remains

open access: yesBioTechniques, 2021
DNA extraction is of utmost importance in archaeobiology, as it determines the success of further DNA analyses. This study concentrates on the success of ancient DNA extraction using silica spin columns and PCR-based analysis from archaeological skeletal
Alina Euskirchen   +4 more
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Agarose gel electrophoresis to assess PCR product yield: comparison with spectrophotometry, fluorometry and qPCR

open access: yesBioTechniques, 2022
Agarose gel electrophoresis is a relatively easy to use method, commonly applied to evaluate PCR reaction success. Intercalating agents or dyes are used to visualize the amplified fragments. However, it is uncertain to what extent the brightness of bands
Patrick Wittmeier, Susanne Hummel
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Medieval mass burial in Pereslavl-Zalessky [PDF]

open access: yesВестник археологии, антропологии и этнографии, 2021
The paper presents the results of the anthropological study of a mass grave located in the grounds of the kremlin of Pereslavl-Zalessky (European Russia). It has been preliminary dated to the 13th — first half of the 14th century.
Rasskazova A.V.   +2 more
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Ancient DNA analysis from epoxy resin Biodur®-embedded bones

open access: yesBioTechniques, 2022
For microscopic investigation, archaeological bone samples are often embedded in Biodur® epoxy resin. This study wants to test whether it is possible to extract DNA suitable for PCR amplification from this sample type.
Anna Lena Flux   +2 more
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‘Loca Deserta’, ‘Silvae Condensae’ and ‘Abrupta Montium’: How Crusaders Viewed Nature in the Balkans

open access: yesReligions, 2023
The Crusaders who followed Via militaris or Via Egnatia to the Holy Land traversed the vast and more or less unknown region of the Balkans, where they found themselves in an unfamiliar natural environment.
Svetlana Luchitskaya
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How Does Race Moderate the Effect of Religion Dimensions on Attitudes toward the Death Penalty?

open access: yesSocieties, 2022
We examined the moderating role of race on the relationship between religion and death penalty attitudes in the United States. We operationalized religion by distinguishing four dimensions: religiosity, spirituality, afterlife beliefs, and denomination ...
Soheil Sabriseilabi   +2 more
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Historicity and Anthropology [PDF]

open access: yesAnnual Review of Anthropology, 2016
Historicity has emerged within anthropology to refer to cultural perceptions of the past. It calls attention to the techniques such as rituals that people use to learn about the past, the principles that guide them, and the performances and genres in which information about the past can be presented. The concept is in essential tension with the meaning
openaire   +3 more sources

Duplex Alu Screening for Degraded DNA of Skeletal Human Remains

open access: yesDiversity, 2017
The human-specific Alu elements, belonging to the class of Short INterspersed Elements (SINEs), have been shown to be a powerful tool for population genetic studies.
Fabian Haß   +2 more
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Yurta-Shaped Dwellings and Buildings of the X-XII Centuries in Samosdelka Hillfort

open access: yesНижневолжский археологический вестник, 2020
The article is devoted to the publication of a number of Yurta-shaped dwellings of the X-XII centuries, discovered during excavations at the Samosdelka hillfort in the Volga Delta and at Left-Bank Samosdelka settlement, adjacent to the mentioned hillfort.
Ekaterina M. Boldyreva   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Staphylococcus aureus Sequences from Osteomyelitic Specimens of a Pathological Bone Collection from Pre-Antibiotic Times

open access: yesDiversity, 2017
Staphylococcus aureus is a major pathogen causing osteomyelitis, amongst other diseases, and its methicillin-resistant form (MRSA) in particular poses a huge threat to public health. To increase our knowledge of the origin and evolution of S.
Anna Lena Flux   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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