History of ancient DNA analysis in mummy research

Jong Ha Hong; Chang Seok Oh; Dong Hoon Shin

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-3354-9_56

History of ancient DNA analysis in mummy research

Jong Ha Hong, Chang Seok Oh, Dong Hoon Shin

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Abstract

Since the pioneering reports on successful extraction and analysis of ancient DNA (aDNA) in the mid-1980s, aDNA research has become a topic of great interest among academics and even the public as well. Inspired by the impressive preservation status of mummies, the earliest research on aDNA focused on mummies and mummified specimens across the world. Since then, mummy studies have produced a number of remarkable reports in parallel with the advances achieved in archaeogenetics. In this chapter, the brief history of aDNA analysis in mummy studies is summarized, and the prospects for this field will be discussed as well. Specific information on aDNA analysis in both its theoretical and practical aspects will be covered in detail in other chapters of this book.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Handbook of Mummy Studies
Subtitle of host publication	New Frontiers in Scientific and Cultural Perspectives
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	271-284
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9789811533549
ISBN (Print)	9789811533532
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3354-9_56
State	Published - 18 Nov 2021

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Keywords

Ancient dna
History
Introduction
Mummy
Prospect

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