Archaeological Proteomics: Method Development and Analysis of Protein-Ceramic Binding
Description:
The analysis of protein residues recovered from archaeological artifacts provides a unique opportunity to reveal new information about past societies. However, many scientists are currently unwilling to accept protein-based results due to problems in method development and a basic lack of agreement regarding the ability of proteins to bind to, and preserve within, artifacts such as pottery. In this paper, I address these challenges by conducting a two-phase experiment. First, I quantitatively e…
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Date:
May 2010
Creator:
Barker, Andrew L.