Molecular mitochondrial DNA and radiographic approaches for human archaeology identification

Ancient remains are considered very valuable artefacts, as they allow for the study of ancient cultures, phylogeny, evolution and the reconstruction of demographic history. To obtain all the information contained within remains, the investigation of such samples requires the expertise and various te...

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Main Authors: Rus Dina Rus Din,, Shahrul Hisham Zainal Ariffin,, Sahidan Senafi,, Rohaya Megat Abdul Wahab,, Intan Zarina Zainol Abidin,
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spelling my-ukm.journal.78152016-12-14T06:45:17Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7815/ Molecular mitochondrial DNA and radiographic approaches for human archaeology identification Rus Dina Rus Din, Shahrul Hisham Zainal Ariffin, Sahidan Senafi, Rohaya Megat Abdul Wahab, Intan Zarina Zainol Abidin, Ancient remains are considered very valuable artefacts, as they allow for the study of ancient cultures, phylogeny, evolution and the reconstruction of demographic history. To obtain all the information contained within remains, the investigation of such samples requires the expertise and various techniques from multiple fields of study. The present review focuses on the molecular biology and radiographic approaches used to identify ancient samples. Studies of ancient remains face various limitations; for example, the quality and quantity of the ancient samples can affect the difficulty of the investigations. Due to these limitations, new sophisticated techniques are being introduced to replace the earlier conventional techniques. A search was conducted using PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct and Science Finder to provide a new and timely review on the molecular mitochondrial DNA and radiographic analysis for human archaeology identification. The present review has determined that molecular biological approaches are very accurate and useful for the use in the ancestral determination of incomplete specimens, whereas observations of the dental pulp chamber are suitable for age at death estimations in both adults and children. However, these techniques are expensive and require expert personnel. Therefore, conventional approaches remain the favourite methods of most institutions, especially in Asia. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2014-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7815/1/09_Rus_Dina_Rus_Din.pdf Rus Dina Rus Din, and Shahrul Hisham Zainal Ariffin, and Sahidan Senafi, and Rohaya Megat Abdul Wahab, and Intan Zarina Zainol Abidin, (2014) Molecular mitochondrial DNA and radiographic approaches for human archaeology identification. Sains Malaysiana, 43 (10). pp. 1523-1535. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/
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description Ancient remains are considered very valuable artefacts, as they allow for the study of ancient cultures, phylogeny, evolution and the reconstruction of demographic history. To obtain all the information contained within remains, the investigation of such samples requires the expertise and various techniques from multiple fields of study. The present review focuses on the molecular biology and radiographic approaches used to identify ancient samples. Studies of ancient remains face various limitations; for example, the quality and quantity of the ancient samples can affect the difficulty of the investigations. Due to these limitations, new sophisticated techniques are being introduced to replace the earlier conventional techniques. A search was conducted using PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct and Science Finder to provide a new and timely review on the molecular mitochondrial DNA and radiographic analysis for human archaeology identification. The present review has determined that molecular biological approaches are very accurate and useful for the use in the ancestral determination of incomplete specimens, whereas observations of the dental pulp chamber are suitable for age at death estimations in both adults and children. However, these techniques are expensive and require expert personnel. Therefore, conventional approaches remain the favourite methods of most institutions, especially in Asia.
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author Rus Dina Rus Din,
Shahrul Hisham Zainal Ariffin,
Sahidan Senafi,
Rohaya Megat Abdul Wahab,
Intan Zarina Zainol Abidin,
spellingShingle Rus Dina Rus Din,
Shahrul Hisham Zainal Ariffin,
Sahidan Senafi,
Rohaya Megat Abdul Wahab,
Intan Zarina Zainol Abidin,
Molecular mitochondrial DNA and radiographic approaches for human archaeology identification
author_facet Rus Dina Rus Din,
Shahrul Hisham Zainal Ariffin,
Sahidan Senafi,
Rohaya Megat Abdul Wahab,
Intan Zarina Zainol Abidin,
author_sort Rus Dina Rus Din,
title Molecular mitochondrial DNA and radiographic approaches for human archaeology identification
title_short Molecular mitochondrial DNA and radiographic approaches for human archaeology identification
title_full Molecular mitochondrial DNA and radiographic approaches for human archaeology identification
title_fullStr Molecular mitochondrial DNA and radiographic approaches for human archaeology identification
title_full_unstemmed Molecular mitochondrial DNA and radiographic approaches for human archaeology identification
title_sort molecular mitochondrial dna and radiographic approaches for human archaeology identification
publisher Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2014
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7815/1/09_Rus_Dina_Rus_Din.pdf
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