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Species identification of archaeological skin objects from Danish bogs

ABSTRACT: Denmark has an extraordinarily large and well-preserved collection of archaeological skin garments found in peat bogs, dated to approximately 920 BC - AD 775. These objects provide not only the possibility to study prehistoric skin costume and technologies, but also to investigate the animal species used for production of skin garments. Until recently, species identification of archaeological skin was mainly performed by light and scanning electron microscopy or analysis of ancient DNA. However, the efficacy of these methods can be limited due to the harsh, mostly acidic environment of peat bogs leading to morphological and molecular degradation within the samples. We compared species assignment results of twelve archaeological skin samples from Danish bogs using Mass Spectrometry (MS)-based peptide sequencing, against results obtained using light and scanning electron microscopy

INSTRUMENT(S): LTQ Orbitrap Velos, Q Exactive

ORGANISM(S): Bos Taurus (bovine) Ovis Aries Capra Hircus (goat)

TISSUE(S): Skin

SUBMITTER: Enrico Cappellini  

LAB HEAD: Enrico Cappellini

PROVIDER: PXD001029 | Pride | 2014-07-29

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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Species identification of archaeological skin objects from Danish bogs: comparison between mass spectrometry-based peptide sequencing and microscopy-based methods.

Brandt Luise Ørsted LØ   Schmidt Anne Lisbeth AL   Mannering Ulla U   Sarret Mathilde M   Kelstrup Christian D CD   Olsen Jesper V JV   Cappellini Enrico E  

PloS one 20140926 9

Denmark has an extraordinarily large and well-preserved collection of archaeological skin garments found in peat bogs, dated to approximately 920 BC - AD 775. These objects provide not only the possibility to study prehistoric skin costume and technologies, but also to investigate the animal species used for the production of skin garments. Until recently, species identification of archaeological skin was primarily performed by light and scanning electron microscopy or the analysis of ancient DN  ...[more]