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Accepted Paper:
Archaeogenetic study of prehistoric rice remains from Thailand and India
Cristina Castillo
(UCL, Institute of Archaeology)
Katsunori Tanaka
(Hirosaki University)
Dorian Fuller
(University College London)
Paper short abstract:
This paper presents collaborative work undertaken by geneticists and archaeologists in the field of archaeogenetics. Ancient DNA was successfully extracted from carbonised rice grains from six archaeological sites, in India and Thailand.
Paper long abstract:
In this collaborative paper, we report successful extraction and sequencing of ancient DNA from carbonised rice grains (Oryza sativa) from six archaeological sites, including two from India (Ter and Balathal) and four from Thailand (Ban Non Wat, Khao Sam Kaeo, Noen U-Loke and Phu Khao Thong), ranging in age from ca. 2500 to 1500 BP. PCR amplification was the technique used and include chloroplast and nuclear genetic markers. aDNA success rates and morphometric analysis will also be discussed.