Revealing the secrets of a 2900-year-old clay brick, discovering a time capsule of ancient DNA

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Revealing the secrets of a 2900-year-old clay brick, discovering a time capsule of ancient DNA. / Arbøll, Troels Pank; Rasmussen, Sophie Lund; Hansen, Anne Haslund; de Jonge, Nadieh; Pertoldi, Cino; Nielsen, Jeppe Lund.

In: Scientific Reports, Vol. 13, 13092 (20239, 2023.

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Arbøll, TP, Rasmussen, SL, Hansen, AH, de Jonge, N, Pertoldi, C & Nielsen, JL 2023, 'Revealing the secrets of a 2900-year-old clay brick, discovering a time capsule of ancient DNA', Scientific Reports, vol. 13, 13092 (20239. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38191-w

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Arbøll, T. P., Rasmussen, S. L., Hansen, A. H., de Jonge, N., Pertoldi, C., & Nielsen, J. L. (2023). Revealing the secrets of a 2900-year-old clay brick, discovering a time capsule of ancient DNA. Scientific Reports, 13, [13092 (20239]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38191-w

Vancouver

Arbøll TP, Rasmussen SL, Hansen AH, de Jonge N, Pertoldi C, Nielsen JL. Revealing the secrets of a 2900-year-old clay brick, discovering a time capsule of ancient DNA. Scientific Reports. 2023;13. 13092 (20239. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38191-w

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Arbøll, Troels Pank ; Rasmussen, Sophie Lund ; Hansen, Anne Haslund ; de Jonge, Nadieh ; Pertoldi, Cino ; Nielsen, Jeppe Lund. / Revealing the secrets of a 2900-year-old clay brick, discovering a time capsule of ancient DNA. In: Scientific Reports. 2023 ; Vol. 13.

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