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SUBMITTER: Shillito LM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7363456 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shillito Lisa-Marie LM Whelton Helen L HL Blong John C JC Jenkins Dennis L DL Connolly Thomas J TJ Bull Ian D ID
Science advances 20200715 29
When and how people first settled in the Americas is an ongoing area of research and debate. The earliest sites typically only contain lithic artifacts that cannot be directly dated. The lack of human skeletal remains in these early contexts means that alternative sources of evidence are needed. Coprolites, and the DNA contained within them, are one such source, but unresolved issues concerning ancient DNA taphonomy and potential for contamination make this approach problematic. Here, we use fec ...[more]