Cervidae antlers exploited to manufacture prehistoric tools and hunting implements as a reliable source of ancient DNA
Antler is one of the primary animal raw materials exploited for technical purposes by the huntergatherer groups of the Eurasian Upper Palaeolithic (UP) all over the ecological range of deers, and beyond. It was exhaustively employed to produce one of the most critical tools for the survival of the U...
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Cervidae antlers exploited to manufacture prehistoric tools and hunting implements as a reliable source of ancient DNANigst, PhilipOntañón, RobertoShemer, MaayanSimková, Petra G.Tapia, JesúsSánchez De la Torre, MartaSchwab, CatherineWeber, GerhardPinhasi, RonBosch, Marjolein D.Brück, FlorianCueto, MariánDockner, MartinFullola, Josep MariaGárate, DiegoGiannakoulis, MichaelGonzález, CynthiaJakeli, NinoMangado Llach, XavierTejero, José MiguelCheronet, OliviaGelabert, PereZagorc, BrinaAlvarez-Fernández, EstebanArias, PabloAverbouh, AlineBar-Oz, GuyBarzilai, OmryBelfer-Cohen, AnnaMeshveliani, TengizNeruda, PetrUtensilis prehistòricsEquinoderms fòssilsDestrals prehistòriquesCefalòpodes fòssilsADN anticPrehistoric toolsEchinodermata fossilsPrehistoric axesFossil cephalopoda, FossilFossil DNAAntler is one of the primary animal raw materials exploited for technical purposes by the huntergatherer groups of the Eurasian Upper Palaeolithic (UP) all over the ecological range of deers, and beyond. It was exhaustively employed to produce one of the most critical tools for the survival of the UP societies: hunting weapons. However, antler implements can be made from diverse deer taxa, with different ecological requirements and ethological behaviours. Identifying the antler’s origin at a taxonomic level is thus essential in improving our knowledge of humans’ functional, practical and symbolic choices, as well as the human-animal interface during Prehistoric times.Nevertheless, palaeogenetics analyses have focused mainly on bone and teeth, with genetic studies of antler generally focused on modern deer conservation. Here we present the results of the first whole mitochondrial genome ancient DNA (aDNA) analysis by means of in-solution hybridisation capture of antlers from pre-Holocene archaeological contexts. We analysed a set of 50 Palaeolithic and Neolithic (c. 34-8ka) antler and osseous objects from South-Western Europe, Central Europe, South-Western Asia and the Caucasus. We successfully obtained aDNA, allowing us to identify the exploited taxa and demonstrate the archaeological relevance of those finds. Moreover, as most of the antlers were sampled using a minimally-invasive method, further analyses (morphometric, technical, genetic, radiometric and more) remain possible on these objects.Elsevier2024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/228382Articles publicats en revistes (Història i Arqueologia)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31858Heliyon, 2024, num.10, p. 1-27https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31858cc by (c) Tejero, José Miguel et al., 2024https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/2283822026-05-27T06:46:51Z |
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Cervidae antlers exploited to manufacture prehistoric tools and hunting implements as a reliable source of ancient DNA |
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Cervidae antlers exploited to manufacture prehistoric tools and hunting implements as a reliable source of ancient DNA |
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Cervidae antlers exploited to manufacture prehistoric tools and hunting implements as a reliable source of ancient DNA Nigst, Philip Utensilis prehistòrics Equinoderms fòssils Destrals prehistòriques Cefalòpodes fòssils ADN antic Prehistoric tools Echinodermata fossils Prehistoric axes Fossil cephalopoda, Fossil Fossil DNA |
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Cervidae antlers exploited to manufacture prehistoric tools and hunting implements as a reliable source of ancient DNA |
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Cervidae antlers exploited to manufacture prehistoric tools and hunting implements as a reliable source of ancient DNA |
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Cervidae antlers exploited to manufacture prehistoric tools and hunting implements as a reliable source of ancient DNA |
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Cervidae antlers exploited to manufacture prehistoric tools and hunting implements as a reliable source of ancient DNA |
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Cervidae antlers exploited to manufacture prehistoric tools and hunting implements as a reliable source of ancient DNA |
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Nigst, Philip Ontañón, Roberto Shemer, Maayan Simková, Petra G. Tapia, Jesús Sánchez De la Torre, Marta Schwab, Catherine Weber, Gerhard Pinhasi, Ron Bosch, Marjolein D. Brück, Florian Cueto, Marián Dockner, Martin Fullola, Josep Maria Gárate, Diego Giannakoulis, Michael González, Cynthia Jakeli, Nino Mangado Llach, Xavier Tejero, José Miguel Cheronet, Olivia Gelabert, Pere Zagorc, Brina Alvarez-Fernández, Esteban Arias, Pablo Averbouh, Aline Bar-Oz, Guy Barzilai, Omry Belfer-Cohen, Anna Meshveliani, Tengiz Neruda, Petr |
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Nigst, Philip Ontañón, Roberto Shemer, Maayan Simková, Petra G. Tapia, Jesús Sánchez De la Torre, Marta Schwab, Catherine Weber, Gerhard Pinhasi, Ron Bosch, Marjolein D. Brück, Florian Cueto, Marián Dockner, Martin Fullola, Josep Maria Gárate, Diego Giannakoulis, Michael González, Cynthia Jakeli, Nino Mangado Llach, Xavier Tejero, José Miguel Cheronet, Olivia Gelabert, Pere Zagorc, Brina Alvarez-Fernández, Esteban Arias, Pablo Averbouh, Aline Bar-Oz, Guy Barzilai, Omry Belfer-Cohen, Anna Meshveliani, Tengiz Neruda, Petr |
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Ontañón, Roberto Shemer, Maayan Simková, Petra G. Tapia, Jesús Sánchez De la Torre, Marta Schwab, Catherine Weber, Gerhard Pinhasi, Ron Bosch, Marjolein D. Brück, Florian Cueto, Marián Dockner, Martin Fullola, Josep Maria Gárate, Diego Giannakoulis, Michael González, Cynthia Jakeli, Nino Mangado Llach, Xavier Tejero, José Miguel Cheronet, Olivia Gelabert, Pere Zagorc, Brina Alvarez-Fernández, Esteban Arias, Pablo Averbouh, Aline Bar-Oz, Guy Barzilai, Omry Belfer-Cohen, Anna Meshveliani, Tengiz Neruda, Petr |
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Utensilis prehistòrics Equinoderms fòssils Destrals prehistòriques Cefalòpodes fòssils ADN antic Prehistoric tools Echinodermata fossils Prehistoric axes Fossil cephalopoda, Fossil Fossil DNA |
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Utensilis prehistòrics Equinoderms fòssils Destrals prehistòriques Cefalòpodes fòssils ADN antic Prehistoric tools Echinodermata fossils Prehistoric axes Fossil cephalopoda, Fossil Fossil DNA |
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Antler is one of the primary animal raw materials exploited for technical purposes by the huntergatherer groups of the Eurasian Upper Palaeolithic (UP) all over the ecological range of deers, and beyond. It was exhaustively employed to produce one of the most critical tools for the survival of the UP societies: hunting weapons. However, antler implements can be made from diverse deer taxa, with different ecological requirements and ethological behaviours. Identifying the antler’s origin at a taxonomic level is thus essential in improving our knowledge of humans’ functional, practical and symbolic choices, as well as the human-animal interface during Prehistoric times.Nevertheless, palaeogenetics analyses have focused mainly on bone and teeth, with genetic studies of antler generally focused on modern deer conservation. Here we present the results of the first whole mitochondrial genome ancient DNA (aDNA) analysis by means of in-solution hybridisation capture of antlers from pre-Holocene archaeological contexts. We analysed a set of 50 Palaeolithic and Neolithic (c. 34-8ka) antler and osseous objects from South-Western Europe, Central Europe, South-Western Asia and the Caucasus. We successfully obtained aDNA, allowing us to identify the exploited taxa and demonstrate the archaeological relevance of those finds. Moreover, as most of the antlers were sampled using a minimally-invasive method, further analyses (morphometric, technical, genetic, radiometric and more) remain possible on these objects. |
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Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31858 Heliyon, 2024, num.10, p. 1-27 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31858 |
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