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Studies on Selected Proteins of Bone in Archaeology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Harry Sobel  and
Rainer Berger
Harry Sobel
Affiliation:
Isotope and Archeometry Laboratory, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024 USA
Rainer Berger
Affiliation:
Isotope and Archeometry Laboratory, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024 USA
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Abstract

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With the advent of AMS radiocarbon dating of very small samples, a much greater opportunity now exists for research into specialized materials. Investigations of the proteins of bone and teeth for archaeological purposes suggest that much more information might be obtained by appropriate study of individual proteins in these tissues. Although present research seems limited to 14C dating, racemization and dietary selection, conditions of the environment during preservation and some of the physiological events during life are likely to be discernible through further studies.

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Type
II. 14C in Archaeology
Information
Radiocarbon , Volume 37 , Issue 2 , 1995 , pp. 331 - 335
Copyright
Copyright © the Department of Geosciences, The University of Arizona 

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