Humans have been exploiting marine resources along the Levantine coast for millennia. Advances in biomolecular archaeology present novel opportunities to understand the exploitation of these taxa in antiquity. We discuss the potential insights generated by applying collagen peptide fingerprinting, ancient DNA analysis, and stable isotope analysis to groupers (Serranidae) and sea turtles (Chelonia mydas and Caretta caretta) in the Levant. When combined with traditional zooarchaeological techniques, biomolecular archaeology offers utility to further investigate human impacts on marine ecosystems.

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生物分子考古学在黎凡特沿海古代海龟和石斑鱼生态史中的潜在应用

几千年来，人类一直在探索黎凡特海岸的海洋资源。生物分子考古学的进展为了解古代对这些分类单元的利用提供了新的机会。我们讨论了在黎凡特将胶原蛋白肽指纹图谱，古代DNA分析和稳定同位素分析应用于石斑鱼（Serranidae）和海龟（Chelonia mydas和Caretta caretta）所产生的潜在见解。当与传统的动物考古学技术相结合时，生物分子考古学为进一步研究人类对海洋生态系统的影响提供了实用工具。