Ancient Teeth – Northeast Brazil Samples (IMAGE)

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Ancient Teeth – Northeast Brazil Samples

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Researchers used teeth from ancient samples collected in archeological sites in northeast Brazil. Teeth are especially important in ancient DNA analysis because of the excellent preservation of biomaterials within the tooth.

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Laboratório de Arqueologia Biológica e Forense, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

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