Flavio De Angelis
Molecular Anthropology Center for the Study of Ancient DNA - Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor vergata
Gabriele Scorrano
Molecular Anthropology Center for the Study of Ancient DNA - Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor vergata
Olga Rickards
Molecular Anthropology Center for the Study of Ancient DNA - Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor vergata
Keywords:
aDNA, Paleogenetics , Molecular anthropology
Abstract
Paleogenetics is providing increasing evidence about the biological characteristics of ancient populations. This paper examines the guiding principles and methodologies to the study of ancient DnA with constant references to the state of the art in this fascinating discipline.