Journal/Series title:
ARF Brownbag Series, UC Berkeley
Abstract:
In this talk I will discuss the use of ancient DNA in anthropological research. I will start by discussing some of our work on the discovery of interbreeding between modern humans and Neanderthals and the causes of the Neanderthal extinction. I will then move into a discussion of several different studies we have been involved with on analyzing human remains, including remains of ’the ancient one, also know as the 'Kennewick man’. I will focus my discussion on what can, and what cannot, be learned from genetic analyses.
