title: Introduction. Ancient DNA: the first three decades.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, PO Box 1066 Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway erika.hagelberg@ibv.uio.no.
authors.forename: Erika
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hagelberg
authors.affiliation: Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany Department of Biology, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hofreiter
authors.affiliation: Institut de Médecine Légale, Laboratoire AMIS, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS UMR 5288, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Keyser
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics* / Q000266:history; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005580:Fossils; D005821:Genetic Techniques / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D049690:History, Ancient
chemical_list: D004247:DNA
keywords: ancient DNA; human evolutionary genetics; palaeogenomics