Ancient DNA and Archaeology Offer New Insights Into Caribbean (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

Ancient DNA and Archaeology Offer New Insights Into Caribbean

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Archaeological research and ancient DNA technology can work hand in hand to illuminate past history. This vessel, made between AD 1200-1500 in present-day Dominican Republic, shows a frog figure, associated with the goddess of fertility in Taino culture.

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