Ancient DNA Is Used To Probe Greek Ancient Shipwrecks Via DNA Testing
Based on this article from World Science, probing Greek ancient shipwrecks are possible by performing ancient DNA testing.
Where can we obtain DNA from ancient shipwrecks?
The answer lies in this picture:
The answer is AMPHORAE or storage jars.
Ancient DNA is taken from amphorae or commonly known as storage jars which located in the shipwrecks.
Even though DNA can be degraded over period of time, certain information can be revealed by further DNA testing analysis.
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