ZooMS confirms geometric morphometrics species identification of ancient sheep and goat
Jeanjean, Marine (Université de Montpellier)
McGrath, Krista (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Prehistòria)
Valenzuela-Lamas, Silvia (Institució Milà i Fontanals)
Nieto-Espinet, Ariadna (Universitat de Lleida. Departament de Prehistòria)
Schafberg, Renate (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg)
Parés-Casanova, Pere M (Institució Catalana d'Història Natural)
Jiménez-Manchón, Sergio (Institució Milà i Fontanals de Recerca en Humanitats)
Guintard, Claude (École Nationale Vétérinaire, Agroalimentaire et de l'Alimentation, Nantes-Atlantique (Oniris))
Tekkouk, Faiza (University of Frères Mentouri)
Ridouh, Rania (University of Frères Mentouri)
Mureau, Cyprien (Université de Montpellier)
Evin, Allowen (Université de Montpellier)

Date:	2023
Description:	13 pàg.
Abstract:	Geometric morphometrics can effectively distinguish isolated third lower molars of present-day sheep and goat, but its applicability to archaeological specimens has yet to be established. Using a modern reference collection of 743 sheep and goats and a two-dimensional landmark-based geometric morphometric (GMM) protocol, this study aimed to morphometrically identify 109 archaeological specimens, used as case studies, dating from the Late Neolithic to the modern period/era. These morphometric identifications were then compared to molecular identifications via collagen peptide mass fingerprinting, known as Zooarcheology by Mass Spectrometry (ZooMS). ZooMS confirmed the morphometric identifications for 104 specimens, with the five misidentified specimens all morphometrically identified as goat. Modern sheep and goats have larger teeth and distinct shapes compared to their archaeological counterparts, suggesting strong differences between archaeological and modern specimens potentially linked with recent breed improvement or geographical origin of the specimens. In addition, for both species, some of the archaeological dental morphologies do not match with any of our modern references. This study validates the applicability of geometric morphometrics for identifying isolated archaeological sheep and goat teeth. It represents a stepping stone for future, non-destructive, bioarchaeological studies of the two species.
Grants:	European Commission. Horizon 2020 85257
Note:	Altres ajuts: Centres Cientifics i Tecnologics of the Universitat de Barcelona for access to the ABSCIEX 4700 MALDI-TOF-M
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Capra hircus ; Caprines identifications ; GMM ; Ovis aries ; Paleoproteins ; Third lower molar
Published in:	Royal Society Open Science, Vol. 10 Núm. 9 (2023) , article 230672, ISSN 2054-5703

DOI: 10.1098/rsos.230672
PMID: 37771960

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