Editorial: Ancient starch remains and prehistoric human subsistence

Extraction and Analysis of Ancient DNA from Human Remains of Masjede Kabood Burial Site

Remains of ancient rituals and celebrations in Horaman-Kurdistan

Conservation of the Prehistoric Remains of Nebraska.

Ancient DNA from Human and Animal

Research on ancient DNA (aDNA) has the potential to enable molecular biologists and archeologists to decipher certain aspects of history by direct looking into the past. However, several major problems in this field limit the applicability of aDNA studies, most importantly contamination with modern DNA and postmortem DNA degradation. In this study we extracted and analyzed aDNA obtained from ~3...

Helminth remains from prehistoric Indian coprolites on the Colorado Plateau.

Examination of coprolites excavated from archaeological sites in the Americas demonstrates excellent preservation of helminth eggs and, in some cases, larvae. To gain an understanding of helminth parasitism in prehistory on the Colorado Plateau of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, 319 coprolites from 5 archaeological sites were analyzed. Helminth eggs and larvae were recovered after the coprolites...