Ancient DNA Analysis of Anatolian Goat Remains Excavated from a Urartian Castle in Eastern Turkey

• Published in: International journal of osteoarchaeology Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 246 - 254
• Main Authors: Akis, I., Onar, V., Toker, N., Belli, O., Pazvant, G., Oztabak, K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Anatolia; ancient mtDNA; Archaeology; Capra; Genetic diversity; Goats; Mitochondrial DNA; Urartian castle; Anatolia

In recent years, mitochondrial diversity of goats has been extensively studied, in order to shed light on domestication processes. There are limited studies on genetic diversity and demographic history of Anatolian goat breeds, and these studies have focused only on modern goats. Until today, no res...