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

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

38

Abusir el-Meleq, Egypt

1300 BP–386 AD

 

T4

B2

39

Hungary

5060–1830 BP

P2

  

10

Atapuerca, Spain

5500–3500 BP

  

B3

40

Zagros, Iran

10000–7000 BP

P3

 

B4

13

Zagros, Iran

10000–9700 BP

  

14

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