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SUMMARY:Palaeoproteomic analyses of dog palaeofaeces reveal a preserved di
 etary and host digestive proteome - Anne Kathrine Runge\, University of Co
 penhagen
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CONTACT:Ruairidh Macleod
DESCRIPTION:The domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) has inhabited human 
 environments for at least 15\,000 years and play a central role in many Ar
 ctic cultures\, where they facilitate transportation and the acquisition o
 f resources. Until recently\, however\, the lives and management of dogs i
 n the archaeological past has received little attention from researchers d
 espite the significant impact the keeping of dogs would have had on the su
 bsistence strategies of past Arctic cultures. With recent advances in biom
 olecular archaeology\, the possibility of exploring complex substrates\, s
 uch as dental calculus and palaeofaeces\, has emerged. Palaeofaeces in par
 ticular has the potential to provide unique\, holistic insight into the ho
 st individual\, its diet and health. In this talk I present the first succ
 essful recovery of ancient proteins from palaeofaeces and show that it is 
 possible to recover gastrointestinal proteomes as well as information abou
 t the tissues consumed by the host individual. I further demonstrate that 
 proteins can be a viable tool for obtaining novel information about subsis
 tence practices from Arctic contexts and can provide unique insight for sh
 ort-term dietary reconstruction.\n\nRegister online: https://cam-ac-uk.zoo
 m.us/meeting/register/tJwof-CtrzsuH9Fx0_qsTtO3M7yUTJ6OzPe8
LOCATION:Online via zoom
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