Conditions at the site are unusually favourable for the preservation of plant materials.
If the time from excavation and post-excavation storage conditions were less favourable for DNA preservation, age at death also plays a role, as it is more difficult to obtain profiles from newborn compared to adult bones.
Conditions for preservation were unusually favourable at these sites because ashfalls from nearby volcanoes and fluctuations of the lake led to rapid burial of the hominin and associated remains.
For instance, some mammal species, including goats, cervids, elephants and hippos, have gone extinct in the last few thousands years in the Mediterranean islands [17 and references therein], a temperate area which is clearly not favourable to DNA preservation.
The concern for preservation of Greek culture and for the political salvation of the empire led several prominent humanists to adopt a position favourable to union with the West.
Q. Do you usually advocate for preservation?
DVD, he added, is essentially for preservation.
She is its principal for preservation, not principal for planning.
Insects were stored in 70 100% ethanol for preservation of DNA.
Teeth are also very stable for preservation purposes.
