Table 1 Plant specimens analysed in the study to evaluate the different DNA extraction methods. Each sample represents a unique archaeological grape pip. Unique sample name was attributed to each pip, including a suffix related to the extraction method (A for CTAB, B for DNeasy, C for S-PDE and D for Phe-chl). Information about the specific archaeological site, stratigraphic unit with datation, and extraction method used for the DNA extraction are given as well as indication (x) whether samples were also tested for library production and subjected to NGS sequencing.

From: Optimizing ancient DNA recovery from archaeological plant seeds

Archaeological site

Sample Name

Stratigraphic Unit

Period

DNA extraction

Library

NGS sequencing

Cologna Veneta

CL108_A

US 341

XIII century CE

CTAB

  

CL127_A

US 341

XIII century CE

CTAB

  

CL128_A

US 341

XIII century CE

CTAB

  

CL129_A

US 341

XIII century CE

CTAB

  

CL171_A

US 383

XIII century CE

CTAB

  

CL192_A

US 341

XIII century CE

CTAB

x

 

CL208_A

US 341

XIII century CE

CTAB

x

 

CL209_A

US 341

XIII century CE

CTAB

x

 

CL217_A

US 341

XIII century CE

CTAB

x

 

CL262_A

US 341

XIII century CE

CTAB

  

CL274_A

US 341

XIII century CE

CTAB

  

CL83_B

US 383

XIII century CE

DNeasy

  

CL84_B

US 383

XIII century CE

DNeasy

  

CL85_B

US 383

XIII century CE

DNeasy

  

CL94_B

US 383

XIII century CE

DNeasy

  

CL99_B

US 383

XIII century CE

DNeasy

  

CL103_B

US 341

XIII century CE

DNeasy

x

 

CL104_B

US 341

XIII century CE

DNeasy

x

x

CL105_B

US 341

XIII century CE

DNeasy

x

 

CL107_B

US 341

XIII century CE

DNeasy

x

x

CL114_B

US 383

XIII century CE

DNeasy

  

CL119_B

US 383

XIII century CE

DNeasy

  

CL1_C

US 341

XIII century CE

S-PDE

x

x

CL2_C

US 341

XIII century CE

S-PDE

x

x

CL3_C

US 341

XIII century CE

S-PDE

x

x

CL4_C

US 341

XIII century CE

S-PDE

x

x

CL5_C

US 341

XIII century CE

S-PDE

x

 

CL6_C

US 341

XIII century CE

S-PDE

x

x

CL7_C

US 341

XIII century CE

S-PDE

x

x

CL8_C

US 341

XIII century CE

S-PDE

x

x

CL9_C

US 341

XIII century CE

S-PDE

x

x

CL163_C

US 383

XIII century CE

S-PDE

x

 

CL164_C

US 383

XIII century CE

S-PDE

x

x

CL165_C

US 383

XIII century CE

S-PDE

x

x

CL166_C

US 383

XIII century CE

S-PDE

x

x

CL202_D

US 341

XIII century CE

Phe-chl

  

CL203_D

US 341

XIII century CE

Phe-chl

  

CL172_D

US 383

XIII century CE

Phe-chl

  

CL174_D

US 383

XIII century CE

Phe-chl

  

Nogara

NG2_A

US 3024

IX-X century CE

CTAB

  

NG6(24)_A

US 3024

IX-X century CE

CTAB

  

NG6_A

US 3028

XI-XII century CE

CTAB

  

NG10_A

US 3028

XI-XII century CE

CTAB

  

NG32_A

US 7012

IX-X century CE

CTAB

x

x

NG35_A

US 7012

IX-X century CE

CTAB

x

x

NG38_A

US 7012

IX-X century CE

CTAB

x

x

NG47_A

US 7012

IX-X century CE

CTAB

x

 

NG224_A

US 7012

IX-X century CE

CTAB

  

NG225_A

US 7012

IX-X century CE

CTAB

  

NG231_A

US 7012

IX-X century CE

CTAB

  

NG232_A

US 7012

IX-X century CE

CTAB

  

NG233_A

US 7012

IX-X century CE

CTAB

  

NG234_A

US 7012

IX-X century CE

CTAB

  

NG76_B

US 7012

IX-X century CE

DNeasy

  

NG77_B

US 7012

IX-X century CE

DNeasy

  

NG79_B

US 7012

IX-X century CE

DNeasy

  

NG80_B

US 7012

IX-X century CE

DNeasy

  

NG124_B

US 7012

IX-X century CE

DNeasy

  

NG133_B

US 7012

IX-X century CE

DNeasy

x

 

NG134_B

US 7012

IX-X century CE

DNeasy

  

NG135_B

US 7012

IX-X century CE

DNeasy

x

 

NG221_B

US 7012

IX-X century CE

DNeasy

x

 

NG223_B

US 7012

IX-X century CE

DNeasy

x

x

NG1_C

US 3024

IX-X century CE

S-PDE

x

 

NG2_C

US 3024

IX-X century CE

S-PDE

x

 

NG4_C

US 3028

XI-XII century CE

S-PDE

x

 

NG5_C

US 3024

IX-X century CE

S-PDE

x

 

NG6_C

US 3028

XI-XII century CE

S-PDE

x

x

NG7_C

US 7012

IX-X century CE

S-PDE

x

 

NG8_C

US 7012

IX-X century CE

S-PDE

x

 

NG10_C

US 3028

XI-XII century CE

S-PDE

x

 

NG11_C

UC 3041

XI-XII century CE

S-PDE

x

x

NG12_C

US 7012

IX-X century CE

S-PDE

x

 

NG13_C

US 7012

IX-X century CE

S-PDE

x

x

NG14_C

US 7012

IX-X century CE

S-PDE

x

x

NG29_C

US 3024

IX-X century CE

S-PDE

x

x

NG30_C

US 3024

IX-X century CE

S-PDE

x

 

NG31_C

US 3025

IX-X century CE

S-PDE

x

x

NG32_C

US 3028

XI-XII century CE

S-PDE

x

x

NG33_C

US 3045

XI-XII century CE

S-PDE

x

x

NG18_D

US 7012

IX-X century CE

Phe-chl

  

NG19_D

US 7012

IX-X century CE

Phe-chl

  

NG23_D

US 3028

XI-XII century CE

Phe-chl

  

NG25_D

US 7012

IX-X century CE

Phe-chl

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