Potential applications of biomolecular archaeology to the ecohistory of sea turtles and groupers in Levant coastal antiquity

Humans have been exploiting marine resources along the Levantine coast for millennia. Advances in biomolecular archaeology present novel opportunities to understand exploitation of these taxa antiquity. We discuss potential insights generated by applying collagen peptide fingerprinting, ancient DNA analysis, and stable isotope analysis groupers (Serranidae) sea turtles (Chelonia mydas Caretta caretta) Levant. When combined with traditional zooarchaeological techniques, offers utility further investigate human impacts on ecosystems.