Ancient DNA reveals the lost domestication history of South American camelids in Northern Chile and across the Andes

Ancient DNA reveals the lost domestication history of South American camelids in Northern Chile and across the Andes

The study of South American camelids and their domestication is a highly debated topic in zooarchaeology. Identifying the domestic species (alpaca and llama) in archaeological sites based solely on morphological data is challenging due to their similarity with respect to their wild ancestors. Using...

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Main Authors: Paloma Diaz-Maroto, Alba Rey-Iglesia, Isabel Cartajena, Lautaro Núñez, Michael V Westbury, Valeria Varas, Mauricio Moraga, Paula F Campos, Pablo Orozco-terWengel, Juan Carlos Marin, Anders J Hansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-03-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
ancient DNA
camelids
domestication
mitochondrial genome
Tulán
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/63390

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