Table 1 Samples from different studies used in this analysis.
From: Ratio of mitochondrial to nuclear DNA affects contamination estimates in ancient DNA analysis
Site | Dating | Samples | Reference | ||
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Petrous bones | Teeth | Diverse bones | |||
Oberbipp, Switzerland | approx. 5500 BP | P1 | T1 | This study | |
Spreitenbach, Switzerland | approx. 4500 BP | T2 | This study | ||
Europe and Central Asia | 3400 BP–600 AD | T3 | B1 | ||
Abusir el-Meleq, Egypt | 1300 BP–386 AD | T4 | B2 | ||
Hungary | 5060–1830 BP | P2 | |||
Atapuerca, Spain | 5500–3500 BP | B3 | |||
Zagros, Iran | 10000–7000 BP | P3 | B4 | ||
Zagros, Iran | 10000–9700 BP | ||||
Muttenz, Switzerland | Neolithic | P4 | This study | ||
Wartau, Switzerland | Neolithic | P5 | This study | ||
Seengen, Switzerland | Neolithic | P6 | This study | ||
Bad Zurzach, Switzerland | Neolithic/Bronze Age | P7 | This study |