Boots on the ground in Africa's ancient DNA ‘revolution’: archaeological perspectives on ethics and best practices

Volume: 92, Issue: 363, Pages: 803 - 815
Published: Jun 1, 2018
Abstract
Recent methodological advances have increased the pace and scale of African ancient DNA (aDNA) research, inciting a rush to sample broadly from museum collections, and raising ethical concerns over the destruction of human remains. In the absence of discipline-wide protocols, teams are often left to navigate aDNA sampling on an individual basis, contributing to widely varying practices that do not always protect the long-term integrity of...
Paper Details
Title
Boots on the ground in Africa's ancient DNA ‘revolution’: archaeological perspectives on ethics and best practices
Published Date
Jun 1, 2018
Journal
Volume
92
Issue
363
Pages
803 - 815
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