Video tutorial: How to collect sedaDNA samples from archaeological profiles.

uploaded: December, 16 2025

Summary

This video tutorial demonstrates the correct procedure for collecting sedaDNA samples from archaeological profiles. It shows how to take DNA samples in a way that avoids contamination and explains best practices for maintaining sample integrity. In addition, the video illustrates how sedaDNA sampling can be combined with block sampling for geoarchaeological analyses.

Video editor: Ani Hristonova

Other persons involved: Susan Mentzer, Jens Grammer, Gerlinde Bigga, Christopher Miller

This video was funded by the Leibniz Association and developed within the framework of the Leibniz ScienceCampus Geogenomic Archaeology Campus Tübingen (Project number: W73/2022), and was supported by the Ministry of Science, Research, and the Arts of Baden-Württemberg.