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Comment on "DNA from pre-Clovis human coprolites in Oregon, North America".

Science (New York, N.Y.) ·Vol. 325 ·No. 5937 ·2009-07-10 ·Pages 148; author reply 148

Goldberg P, Berna F, Macphail RI

Abstract

Gilbert et al. (Reports, 9 May 2008, p. 786) presented DNA analysis of coprolites recovered from an Oregon cave as evidence for a human presence in North America before the Clovis culture. Results of our micromorphological and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analyses of one of the reported coprolites are difficult to reconcile with the DNA results identifying the coprolite as human.

MeSH Terms

Animals DNA Feces Fossils Humans Minerals/analysis North America Oregon Phosphates/analysis Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared Time

Chemicals

Minerals Phosphates DNA

Authors & Affiliations

3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Goldberg Paul

Department of Archaeology, Boston University, 675 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA. paulberg@bu.edu

Berna Francesco

Macphail Richard I

Article Info

Journal

Science (New York, N.Y.)

Abbr.

Science

ISSN

1095-9203

DOI

10.1126/science.1167531

paulberg@bu.edu

Published

2009-07-10

Pages

148; author reply 148

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0404511

Subset

Corrections

CommentOn

PMID: 18388261

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1126/science.1167531 View journal details

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