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Fitzjames’ mandible is also one of the bones exhibiting multiple cut marks.
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Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024
According to a recent paper published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, DNA analysis revealed that a tooth recovered from a mandible at one of the relevant archaeological sites was that of Captain James Fitzjames of the HMS Erebus.
—Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024
The team identified the genomic variation by extracting DNA from the Well-man’s mandible, the lower part of the jaw.
—Hannah Peart, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
There were 451 bones at the site, and some of these included mandibles with molars, which are good at preserving relatively intact DNA.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
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Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024
According to a recent paper published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, DNA analysis revealed that a tooth recovered from a mandible at one of the relevant archaeological sites was that of Captain James Fitzjames of the HMS Erebus.
—Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024
The team identified the genomic variation by extracting DNA from the Well-man’s mandible, the lower part of the jaw.
—Hannah Peart, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
There were 451 bones at the site, and some of these included mandibles with molars, which are good at preserving relatively intact DNA.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Mandible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandible. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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