Minimally destructive DNA extraction from archaeological artefacts made from whale baleen

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Minimally destructive DNA extraction from archaeological artefacts made from whale baleen. / Sinding, Mikkel Holger Strander; Gilbert, Tom; Grønnow, Bjarne; Gulløv, Hans Christian; Toft, Peter Andreas; Foote, Andrew David.

In: Journal of Archaeological Science, Vol. 39, No. 12, 01.12.2012, p. 3750-3753.

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Sinding, MHS, Gilbert, T, Grønnow, B, Gulløv, HC, Toft, PA & Foote, AD 2012, 'Minimally destructive DNA extraction from archaeological artefacts made from whale baleen', Journal of Archaeological Science, vol. 39, no. 12, pp. 3750-3753. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.06.020

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Sinding, M. H. S., Gilbert, T., Grønnow, B., Gulløv, H. C., Toft, P. A., & Foote, A. D. (2012). Minimally destructive DNA extraction from archaeological artefacts made from whale baleen. Journal of Archaeological Science, 39(12), 3750-3753. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.06.020

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Sinding MHS, Gilbert T, Grønnow B, Gulløv HC, Toft PA, Foote AD. Minimally destructive DNA extraction from archaeological artefacts made from whale baleen. Journal of Archaeological Science. 2012 Dec 1;39(12):3750-3753. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.06.020

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Sinding, Mikkel Holger Strander ; Gilbert, Tom ; Grønnow, Bjarne ; Gulløv, Hans Christian ; Toft, Peter Andreas ; Foote, Andrew David. / Minimally destructive DNA extraction from archaeological artefacts made from whale baleen. In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 2012 ; Vol. 39, No. 12. pp. 3750-3753.

Bibtex

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