LEADER 04570nam 2200613 450 001 9910830082903321 005 20221205165224.0 010 $a1-4443-9244-1 010 $a9786613407955 010 $a1-283-40795-7 010 $a1-4443-9242-5 010 $a1-4443-9243-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000000503692 035 $a(EBL)4041972 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC661753 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6992824 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6992824 035 $a(PPN)22494584X 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000503692 100 $a20221205d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBiomolecular archaeology $ean introduction /$fTerry Brown and Keri Brown 210 1$aUnited Kingdom :$cJohn Wiley & Sons Ltd,$d[2011] 210 4$dİ2011 215 $a1 online resource (398 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-4051-7960-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""Chapter 13: Studying the Origins and Spread of Agriculture"" 606 $aArchaeological chemistry 606 $aBiomolecular archaeology 606 $aGeology 615 0$aArchaeological chemistry. 615 0$aBiomolecular archaeology. 615 0$aGeology. 676 $a930.1 700 $aBrown$b T. A$g(Terence A.),$076063 702 $aBrown$b Keri 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910830082903321 996 $aBiomolecular archaeology$94036325 997 $aUNINA