PXD043533-2

PXD043533 is an original dataset announced via ProteomeXchange.

Title	Human and animal skin identified by palaeoproteomics in Scythian leather objects from Ukraine
Description	Leather was one of the most important materials of nomadic Scythians, who used it for clothing, shoes, and quivers, amongst other objects. However, we have little information about the animal species utilised for Scythian leather production. In this first systematic study, we used palaeoproteomics methods to analyse the species in 45 samples of leather and two fur objects recovered from 18 burials excavated at 14 different Scythian sites in southern Ukraine, 3 of which were analysed by LC-MS/MS. Our results demonstrate that Scythians primarily used domesticated species such as sheep, goat, cattle, and horse for the production of leather, while the furs were made of wild animals such as fox, squirrel and feline species. The surprise discovery is the presence of two human skin samples, which for the first time provide direct evidence of the Greek historian Herodotus’ claim that Scythians used the skin of their dead enemies to manufacture leather trophy items, such as quiver covers. We argue that leather manufacture is not incompatible with a nomadic lifestyle and that Scythians possessed sophisticated leather production technologies that ensured stable supply of this essential material.
HostingRepository	PRIDE
AnnounceDate	2024-10-22
AnnouncementXML	Submission_2024-10-22_06:13:26.906.xml
DigitalObjectIdentifier
ReviewLevel	Peer-reviewed dataset
DatasetOrigin	Original dataset
RepositorySupport	Unsupported dataset by repository
PrimarySubmitter	Meaghan Mackie
SpeciesList	scientific name: Hominidae; NCBI TaxID: 9604; scientific name: Felidae; NCBI TaxID: 9681; scientific name: Bovidae; NCBI TaxID: 9895; scientific name: Sciuridae; NCBI TaxID: 55153;
ModificationList	monohydroxylated residue; deamidated residue; iodoacetamide derivatized residue
Instrument	Orbitrap Exploris 480

Revision	Datetime	Status	ChangeLog Entry
0	2023-07-04 05:26:02	ID requested
1	2023-10-27 11:43:05	announced
⏵ 2	2024-10-22 06:13:27	announced	2024-10-22: Updated project metadata.

Dataset with its publication pending

submitter keyword: ZooMS, leather,Scythians, LC-MS/MS

Matthew Collins
contact affiliation	The Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen
contact email	matthew@palaeome.org
lab head
Meaghan Mackie
contact affiliation	University of Copenhagen
contact email	meaghan@palaeome.org
dataset submitter

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PRIDE project URI

• PRIDE
  1. PXD043533
     1. Label: PRIDE project
     2. Name: Human and animal skin identified by palaeoproteomics in Scythian leather objects from Ukraine