Table 2 Summary of information that can be obtained from different substrates
From: So you want to do biocodicology? A field guide to the biological analysis of parchment
Sample type | Animal ID (eZooMS) | PQI | Animal ID (DNA) | Sex of animal | Microbiome | User DNA (human) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parchment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Tanned leather | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ? | ✓ | ✓ |
Alum tawed skin | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ? | ✓ | ✓ |
Paper | – | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |