[Coyoteman]

I was wondering about 2000 year old nuclear DNA, whether or not it's possible to get a reliable sample from something that old. (depending on conditions, of course)

With the new techniques, they have both mtDNA and nuclear DNA back to Neanderthal, with some specimens at something like 45,000 years.

Its important to have teeth to work with, as they preserve the DNA quite well!

[GoLightly]

Thanx for the info. I knew they were getting good mtDNA & the best samples came from teeth, but I didn't know they were finding the same with nuclear DNA.