04570nam 2200613 450 991020882640332120221205165224.01-4443-9244-197866134079551-283-40795-71-4443-9242-51-4443-9243-3(CKB)3710000000503692(EBL)4041972(MiAaPQ)EBC661753(MiAaPQ)EBC6992824(Au-PeEL)EBL6992824(PPN)22494584X(EXLCZ)99371000000050369220221205d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBiomolecular archaeology an introduction /Terry Brown and Keri BrownUnited Kingdom :John Wiley & Sons Ltd,[2011]©20111 online resource (398 p.)Includes index.1-4051-7960-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Brief Contents""; ""Contents""; ""Halftitle page""; ""Title page""; ""Copyright""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""Preface""; ""PART I BIOMOLECULES AND HOW THEY ARE STUDIED""; ""Chapter 1: What is Biomolecular Archaeology?""; ""1.1 The Scope of Biomolecular Archaeology""; ""1.2 Ancient and Modern Biomolecules""; ""1.3 The Challenges of Biomolecular Archaeology""; ""Chapter 2: DNA""; ""2.1 The Importance of DNA in Biomolecular Archaeology""; ""2.2 The Structure of DNA""; ""2.3 Genomes and Genes""; ""2.4 From Genomes to Organisms""; ""2.5 How Ancient DNA is Studied""""Chapter 3: Proteins""""3.1 The Importance of Proteins in Biomolecular Archaeology""; ""3.2 Protein Structure and Synthesis""; ""3.3 Studying Proteins by Immunological Methods""; ""3.4 Studying Proteins by Proteomic Methods""; ""Chapter 4: Lipids""; ""4.1 The Structures of Lipids""; ""4.2 Methods for Studying Ancient Lipids""; ""Chapter 5: Carbohydrates""; ""5.1 The Structure of Carbohydrates""; ""5.2 Studying Starch Grains""; ""Chapter 6: Stable Isotopes""; ""6.1 Isotopes and Isotopic Fractionation""; ""6.2 Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Fractionations Enable Past Human Diets to be Studied""""6.3 Practical Aspects of Stable Isotope Studies""""PART II PRESERVATION AND DECAY OF BIOMOLECULES IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SPECIMENS""; ""Chapter 7: Sources of Ancient Biomolecules""; ""7.1 Bones and Teeth""; ""7.2 Vertebrate Soft Tissues""; ""7.3 Plant Remains""; ""Chapter 8: Degradation of Ancient Biomolecules""; ""8.1 Complications in the Study of Biomolecular Degradation""; ""8.2 Degradation of Ancient DNA""; ""8.3 Degradation of Ancient Proteins""; ""8.4 Degradation of Ancient Lipids""; ""8.5 Degradation of Ancient Carbohydrates""""Chapter 9: The Technical Challenges of Biomolecular Archaeology""""9.1 Problems Caused by Modern DNA Contamination""; ""9.2 Problems Caused by Overinterpretation of Data""; ""PART III THE APPLICATIONS OF BIOMOLECULAR ARCHAEOLOGY""; ""Chapter 10: Identifying the Sex of Human Remains""; ""10.1 The Archaeological Context to Human Sex Identification""; ""10.2 Osteological Approaches to Sex Identification""; ""10.3 Using DNA to Identify the Sex of Archaeological Skeletons""; ""10.4 Examples of the Application of Sex Identification in Biomolecular Archaeology""""Chapter 11: Identifying the Kinship Relationships of Human Remains""""11.1 The Archaeological Context to Kinship Studies""; ""11.2 Using DNA to Study Kinship with Archaeological Skeletons""; ""11.3 Examples of the Application of Kinship Analysis in Biomolecular Archaeology""; ""Chapter 12: Studying the Diets of Past People""; ""12.1 The Archaeological Approach to Diet""; ""12.2 Studying Diet by Organic Residue Analysis and Stable Isotope Measurements""; ""12.3 Examples of the Use of Stable Isotope and Residue Analysis in Studies of Past Diet""; ""12.4 Using Genetics to Study Past Diets""""Chapter 13: Studying the Origins and Spread of Agriculture""Archaeological chemistryBiomolecular archaeologyGeologyArchaeological chemistry.Biomolecular archaeology.Geology.930.1Brown T. A(Terence A.),76063Brown KeriMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910208826403321Biomolecular archaeology2123141UNINA